PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT (BY THE HON. J. BITCHENER, MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1933 Session I, D-01

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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT (BY THE HON. J. BITCHENER, MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS).

Mr. Speaker,— The recent activities of the Public Works Department have been influenced not only by the factor of reduced finance and the consideration of the economic value of works under review from time to time, but by the continued need for the opening-up of avenues of employment. The last-mentioned consideration—the necessity of providing for those who have lost their usual occupations -has required that public-works construction should be regarded in a somewhat different light from that in which it was viewed in former years. More so than in the past it has been necessary to weigh expenditure upon works classed as definitely and immediately or shortly productive (but where the proportion spent in wao-es would be relatively low) against expenditure on works which are of less economic value (in that a return for the outlay would be inadequate or deferred) but which are capable of absorbing a greater number of men. It has been my endeavour to hold a fair balance between the demand for the one and the need for the other, and accordingly all proposals for new works are closely examined from all angles before any decision is made to proceed. I am making it my business, and, where necessary, by personal acquaintance by inspection, to see that the reduced, though still large, sum of loan-money voted for public works is spent to the best advantage. The contacts I have had with local bodies during such visits of inspection have been most helpful in coming to an understanding of their problems. It is a pleasure to me to be able to record that my efforts to acquaint myself as quickly and as fully as possible with the Department's work have been greatly assisted by the loyal help I have received from all members of the staff of the Department. The co-operation of the Minister of Employment and the Unemployment Board has been of considerable help in determining the works that are most suitable as unemployment-relief works. It will be realized by honourable members that

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limitations of finance precluded the institution and completion within any one financial year of any series of major works, and in the expenditure of loan-money this year the effort has been to apportion the allocation of approximately £3,000,000 over as wide a field as possible. This has led to the institution of a number of more or less modest schemes affording employment in various parts of the country for the greatest possible number. The practice has been to employ relief workers as far as possible on a co-operative contract basis. This has my full endorsement, as I believe it tends to promote a more healthy and contented spirit amongst the men. With assistance from the Unemployment Board it is proposed to extend the system of work under co-operative contract as far as can be done—that is, whilst the need remains for works of this kind. It may be thought by some that there has been an undue reduction in publicworks expenditure from loan-moneys, but, with regard to this, I would express the belief that the increase of £700,000 over last year was as far as we could go in the light of the very real need for keeping expenditure from loan-moneys as low as possible. It is probable, and this would have been in full accord with my own views, that the expenditure could have been kept at the lower figure of the previous year but for the necessity of creating useful work for unemployed men. Although public-works expenditure is at a necessarily low figure, the lower cost of materials, coupled with financial assistance from the Unemployment Board, has checked to some extent the fall in the volume of work ; in other words, the country has obtained relatively more work for its loan-money than it has in the past. It will be recalled that in relation to the public-works policy the Government recently _ decided to further the Unemployment Board's effort to stimulate the languishing building and allied trades and thereby, among other things, to reinstate artisans and others in their accustomed occupations by proceeding with such deferred works as the Wellington Kailway-station and the Dunedin Post-office. The former involves expenditure under the Railways Improvement vote, but the acceptance of a tender for the erection of the Dunedin Post-office absorbs portion of this year's allocation for the erection of public buildings. The proposed expenditure of public-works loan-money for this year may be grouped under four headings which indicate their general purpose, namely : — (1) Improvement of lines of communication and transport (railways, roads and highways, £ harbour-works, &c.) .. .. .. 1,049,000 (2) Development of electric power .. .. 675,000 (3) Erection of public buildings .. .. . . 196,100 (4) Land-development (including settlement of unemployed workers) . . . . . . . . 954,900 Railway-construction, which a year or two ago was the principal activity of the Public Works Department, has now become a very small part of its work. The only railway-construction works carried on last year were the Stratford Main Trunk line and the deviation of the Wellington - Tawa Flat Railway. The former has now been completed, and handed over to the Railway Department to operate. Work on the Wellington - Tawa Flat deviation, with the exception of rail laying and ballasting, which, will be done by the Railway Department, will be completed by the end of December. There is an increase in the proposed expenditure on hydro-electric development for the present year. This is accounted for chiefly by the necessity for an early completion of the Waitaki River scheme in South Canterbury. Although the building of the dam in the Waitaki River is well advanced, it is now at one of the most dangerous stages from the point of view of flood-damage risk, and should therefore be pushed on to completion as quickly as possible. The number of men employed on this work was therefore increased recently from 530 to 880.

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Another division of the Department's work for which I have thought it wise to ask for an increased appropriation this year is the construction of roads and bridges. Last year the vote had to be curtailed considerably, and the completion of many roads necessary to settlers could not be undertaken ; but, notwithstanding this, the Public Works Department, assisted by the Unemployment Board, had more men engaged on metalling of settlement roads than in any other period of its existence. This year the Unemployment Board is again giving assistance to the Public Works Department towards the labour-costs in metalling roads to backblock settlers, and I am doing all I can to provide money for metal and other materials required for this purpose. Every proposal is well investigated before work is started, and I am quite satisfied that such work provides one of the most fruitful returns we can obtain from the expenditure of loan-money. During visits of inspection, particularly in parts of the North Island, I have been impressed with the numbers of settlers, many of whom have been established for considerable periods, who are dependent on unmetalled roads for access to their holdings. The difficulty of carrying on farming operations with indifferent access needs no mention, and it is my desire to continue the policy of my predecessor by assisting such isolated and established settlers as much as possible. Even a thin coating of metal of 9 ft. or 10 ft. width would afford considerable relief, and on those side roads which serve perhaps only two or three settlers, and where traffic is light, such relief could by this means be given at a considerably lesser cost than would be occasioned by the construction of the full-width metalled road of standard depth, and available roading funds thus be made to go much further than at present. Every effort will be made in this direction, but full regard must be given to the general circumstances of the road and extent and weight of traffic likely to use it. On main highways it was not practicable to spend more than £159,323 on construction, and this was financed mainly by a transfer of £100,000 from the Revenue Fund. This year it is proposed to provide a sum of £260,000. On account of the advanced state of deterioration of a great many bridges on main highways the Main Highways Board desires to carry out a more energetic programme of bridge renewals. The safety of the travelling public is more important than the improvement of existing highways, and the greater portion of the finance provided for construction of main highways will, therefore, be spent on bridge erection. The expenditure of £90,568 last year on public buildings was exceptionally low. The greater part of it was absorbed by school buildings and mental hospitals. More activity is proposed this year in the erection of school and mental hospital buildings. A considerable number of land-drainage and flood-protection schemes are in hand, as well as work in connection with the clearing of land. On this work it has been found that camps for unemployed single men are very suitable, and 1,500 men are now in camp engaged in these operations. In addition to this, there are 1,200 married unemployed men on land-development. When arranging work for unemployed men preference has been given wherever possible to land improvement and development. Several camps were also established for the clearing of willows, which had so obstructed the flow of certain streams that continual flooding of the adjoining lands was occurring. Good work has been done in this direction, and local bodies are urged not to overlook the necessity of maintaining these streams in their improved condition, and so ensure that full value is obtained for the expenditure. Money provided under the " Settlement of Unemployed Workers " vote has been expended under the supervision of the Public Works Department principally on the erection of cottages and farm buildings, but some smaller amounts were utilized for fencing, drainage, provision of implements and fertilizers. With the setting-up of the Small Farms Board it is expected that a greater amount of work will be done this year in the settling of suitable workers on the land.

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EXPENDITURE. The total net expenditure under votes and accounts appearing on the public works estimates for the financial year ended 31st March, 1933, was £1.727,070. Of this sum £1,058,861 was expended out of General Purposes Account, and the balance, £668,209, out of special accounts. A brief summary of this expenditure, as well as the total expenditure since the inception of the public works policy to the 31st March last, follows in tabular form : —

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Expenditure _ , , for Year „ T °*f Class of Work. ended E ~rt tU1 ? *° 31st March, 81st .™^ roh ' 1933. iyd<iI Railways— £ £ New construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,603 39,733,322 Improvements and additions to open lines .. .. .. 91,250 17,318,007 Payment to Midland Railway bondholders .. .. .. j .. 150,000 Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 396,559 21,811,852* Public buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ 90,568 11,625,429 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,314,323 Purchase of Native lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,147 Settlement of unemployed workers .. .. .. .. .. 118,722 118,722 Lighthouses, harbour-works and harbour defences .. .. .. Cr. 4,589 1,299.261 Tourist and Health resorts .. .. .. .. .. 14,454 677,809 Telegraph extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,999 11,280,446 Development of mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 881,015 Defence works (general) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,401,924 Departmental .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I 104,904 2,910,560 Irrigation and water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 53,290 1,059,686 Lands-improvement .. .. .. . . .. .. 38,906 738,267 Swamp land drainage .. .. .. .. .. . . 14,807 14,807 Minor works and services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 312,607 Plant, material and stores.. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 41,704 126,158 Quarries (acquisition and operation) .. .. .. . . Cr. 3 ; 780 5,963 Timber-supply and sawmills for Public Works Department .. .. 21 Cr. 3,875 Motor-transport services .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 33,635 Cost and discount, raising loans, &c. .. .. .. .. 15,851 3,827,693 Total, General Purposes Account .. .. .. .. 1,058,861f 120,698,7581 Aid to Water-power Works and Electric Supply Account .. .. 5C8,886|| 12,063,151|| Waihou and Ohinemari Rivers Improvement Account .. .. .. 709,740+ Total, Public Works Fund.. .. .. .. ..1,567,747 133.471,649 Main Highways Account-Construction Fund .. .. .. 159,323§ 5,026,693§ Wellington-Hutt Railway, &c. — Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 228,373 Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101,658 Railways Improvement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 641,275 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. .. .. 8,690,815. Loans to Local Bodies Account—Roads to open up Crown land? .. .. 697,408 Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account —Roads to open up .. 206,626 Crown lands Lands for Settlement Account—Roads to open up Crown lands .. . . 590,025 National Endowment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,401 Education Loans Account . . .. .. .. . . . . 4,678,965 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account .. .. . . . . . . 922,183 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account .. .. . . . . .. 587,944 Swamp Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 556,714 l,727,0701f 156,453,729f * Includes £4,500 expended under section 16, subsection (I), Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923. t Does not include expenditure under the Ellesmere Land Drainage Act, 1905, or £1,226,000 transferred to Main Highways Construction Fund. J Excludes interest during construction and loan charges. § As per annual accounts in Appendix E. || Capital expenditure as per commercial accounts in Table 6, below. If Excludes Main Highways Revenue Fund and Consolidated Fund votes.

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WAYS AND MEANS. On the Ist April, 1932, the available ways and means for publicworks purposes were .. •• •• •• •• 1,783,034 Additional funds were received as follows : — (a) Under Finance Act, 1931 (No. 4), section 2 (public works) .. 500,000 (b) Balances transferred from separate accounts now closed .. 19,851 (c) Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. 74,416 (d) Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Account receipts . . . • ■ • ■ • • • 1,551 (e) Proceeds from sale of lands subject to Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 1,497 £2,380,349 The net expenditure on works and services against the General Purposes Account for the year was — £ (a) Under appropriations . . . . •.• • • • • 1 > 043,009 (b) Under Lake Ellesmere Land Drainage Act, 1905 .. .. 439 (c) Under Lake Ellesmere and Akaroa Railway Trust Account .. (d) Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. •• 15,851 Making a total of .. .. •• ..£1,059,378 This left a credit balance in the account for general purposes at 31st March, 1933, of . . .. ■ • • • • • • • £1,320,971 The estimated expenditure under the account for the current financial year is £2,322,915, and arrangements are being made with the Minister of Finance to provide the necessary funds. , . The gross cash expenditure on works and services under the direct supervision or control of the Public Works Department itself was £3,195,409. This includes expenditure from the Public Works Fund, Consolidated Fund, Main Highways Account, Electric Supply Account, and various other accounts. The Department also actually received a total of £842,808 as revenue from electric-supply and from irrigation undertakings. The total, therefore, of gross cash expenditure and receipts for the year 1932-33 was £4,038,217. This figure is exclusive of interest and loan charges, subsidies on rates, and sundry relatively minor items of revenue, and gives some indication of the volume of work handled by the Department's staff. RATIO OF EXPENDITURE, 1932-33.

The ratio which the various classes of expenditure on works bear to the whole is indicated graphically in the diagram below.

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IRRIGATION. The continued failure of a large number of irrigators to pay either arrears of rates for past years or the rates due for last season is bringing irrigation farming into disrepute that, from the actual results of irrigation in Central Otago over a good number of years, it does not justly deserve. In the Public Works Statement presented by the Right Hon. J. G. Coates in 1931 figures and graphs were given showing the decided benefits resulting to the Otago Central district from irrigation over the ten-year period from 1920 to 1930. Since the depression, however, there has been a tendency to undervalue the benefits of irrigation because farmers have been in many cases unable to pay their water rates, and in other cases have been unwilling to pay them. This, of course, is what happens to almost every progressive policy in times of financial depression', and irrigation has to take its share with the rest. However, I have faith in the eventual recovery of the schemes now in operation, and do not consider it desirable to abandon proposals for future extension of irrigation. The Government has done everything in reason to assist irrigators to overcome their difficulties. Otago Land Board was commissioned to inquire into cases of hardship, and remitted amounts to the extent of 30 per cent, of outstanding rates ; a rebate of 12|- per cent, was given last year on all rates paid on the due date ; and, finally—in spite of the fact that the Government had determined, as announced in the last Public Works Statement, that no water would be given to those in arrears unless the current year's rates were paid in advance—many cases of hardship were considered and this condition waived. None of these concessions seems to have had much effect, and the debt to the Government now stands at £27,476, or about £5,000 more than it was last year. At the end of last year, through the representations of many concerned in the matter, it was agreed to allow the local Mortgagors Relief Committee to investigate all cases of arrears in water rates. This Committee has reported, and although from the private nature of the inquiry the report must be held as confidential, it is apparent that in many cases the Government is being flouted. It is therefore proposed to take legal action against certain irrigators who have persisted in this attitude, and it is hoped this will have a salutory effect in reducing the amount of outstanding debts of those who are able to pay. The Committee found, of course, that there are a good many irrigators who are quite unable at present to pay their debts, but as long as the Department is satisfied that they are trying to reduce the amount of arrears due, any recommendation from the Committee for leniency will be favourably considered. With regard to the coming season's rates, it is again proposed to give a 12| per cent, rebate to those who pay on the due date, but it is also proposed that no water shall be given to those in arrears unless it is paid for in advance. If better prices prevail for this year's farm-products it is hoped that decided improvements will be seen when next year's Statement is presented. As an indication of the satisfactory results obtained before the present depression so adversely affected the position, I may mention that ten years previous to 1931 over 95 per cent, of the annual water rates were collected. Notwithstanding the present position of unpaid rates, I still propose to take advantage of the assistance towards labour-costs given by the Unemployment Board for irrigation works, and, as will be seen from the estimates, I propose to increase the irrigation vote this year from £70,000 to £80,000. The bulk of the expenditure will be upon the Omakau irrigation scheme, which comprises an area of 8,000 acres of good land in the Upper Manuherikia Valley. There are at present 210 men engaged on this scheme. The rock-fill dam across the Manuherikia River at the Falls, which will give a reservoir of 8,220 acre-feet capacity, is now well under way. Rock is being obtained for the dam from two quarries, one on each side of the river, immediately adjacent to either end of the dam. A tunnel to divert the water of the river during the construction of the dam has been completed. This tunnel is 17 ft. in diameter, and is lined with concrete. The concrete cut-off wall below the dam is practically completed. The construction of the main race, 30 miles in length, is now well advanced, about 70 per cent, of the work being completed. A tunnel 1,088 ft. long has been

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driven to carry the race past a steep sidelying piece of country near Lauder. Contracts have been let for the supply of all concrete pipes required for the siphons and roadcrossings along the line of the race. In addition to the new work on the Omakau scheme the following works to improve existing schemes are in hand, or have been completed during the year : A concrete arch dam in the Manorburn Stream is under construction, and is about one-third completed. This will enable an additional 300 acres to be irrigated under the Galloway scheme. A race to divert water from the Totara Creek into the Poolburn Dam was well under way, but had to be stopped when two-thirds completed on account of the early winter conditions. This race will augment the supply of water to Ida Valley scheme, and in face of the severe drought experienced this year is badly needed. The reservoir at Lake Onslow, which serves the Teviot irrigation scheme, was increased in capacity by raising the dam at its outlet by 3 ft. .The strengthening with rock on the downstream face of the Eweburn Dam is well under way, and should be completed in six months. During last season 39,903 acres of land were irrigated by four hundred irrigators. This is about 5,000 acres less than was irrigated the previous season, because, owing to the system of payment in advance for irrigators in arrears of rates, some did not take their full supplies of water. The schemes now in operation on a trading basis are Ardgour, Arrow, Bengerburn, Earnscleugh, Galloway, Hawkdun, Idaburn, Ida Valley, Last Chance, Manuherikia, Tarras, and Teviot. All schemes have been well maintained, and a full supply of water was available wherever required throughout the past season. The following graph shows the growth of irrigation under Government schemes in the last fourteen years : —

Surveys have been completed for the proposal to irrigate the Maniototo Plains in Central Otago. Much time has been devoted by the Department's Engineers to determining the best design and outlay for this scheme, and various alternatives were investigated in detail. The beat scheme proves to be one that combines irrigation by gravitation and by pumping, the power for pumping being obtained from the fall available near the head of the main race. Under the scheme recommended 57,073 acres would be irrigated by gravitation and 33,067 acres by pumping, making a total area of 90,140 acres. Surveys were also completed for the suggested irrigation of about 30,000 acres near Glenavy. Investigations indicated that water could be conveyed to these lands from the Waitaki River at a very low initial cost, but as it was doubtful

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if such, a large area would be likely to demand irrigation, schemes for irrigating smaller areas nearer the source of supply were investigated, and these are now under consideration. During my period of office I have received numerous and repeated requests to investigate irrigation possibilities in Canterbury. So far irrigation in that district has not been undertaken, the existing races being merely for the purpose of supplying water for stock, but there is now a widespread feeling in the province that irrigation on a larger scale could be carried on with advantage. There may not be any immediate necessity to commence any comprehensive scheme for irrigating large areas of land in that province, and probably if abundant irrigation water were made available immediately there would be no great demand for it. Nevertheless, the areas have a much greater productivity if they have a sufficient and dependable supply of water in the growing seasons. I realize, therefore, that it is becoming more apparent in the district that at least a thorough investigation should be made into the economic possibilities of irrigation in Canterbury, and of the cost of supplying water for that purpose. In every new country, on account of the rapidly changing conditions and lack of past experience upon which to base investigations, the undertaking of works without proper preliminary investigation both from a financial and from an engineering point of view is unavoidable. We have now, however, reached the stage of being able to devote more time to investigation and research, which will tend towards the elimination of unnecessary expenditure and of ill-judged opinions upon the economic value of public works. In other countries a good deal of money is now being expended for this purpose, much of it, of course, with a view to finding employment for the workless. I have decided, therefore, that before I will recommend for the consideration of the Government any very comprehensive scheme for irrigation in Canterbury, or elsewhere in New Zealand, all the information possible shall be obtained and be available for a close study of the problem. The experience gained by the Engineers of the Public Works Department and the experts of the Agriculture Department upon irrigation schemes already completed and in operation in Otago will be extremely valuable, but, as anything like a comprehensive scheme of irrigation for Canterbury will undoubtedly embrace problems that have been successfully overcome in other countries, it is felt that a somewhat wider knowledge of the work than has been obtained so far in this country should be brought to bear on the proposals. The Public Works Department has on its staff Mr. T. G. Beck, an Engineer who has just returned from a course of two years' intensive study of irrigation and irrigation problems over a large number of States in the United States of America. It is proposed that Mr. Beck should be placed in charge of the investigations into the future possibilities of irrigation in Canterbury. These investigations cover a wide range, involving not only large engineering problems, but a close study of soil conditions and farming methods in Canterbury, and therefore it is proposed to associate with Mr. Beck officers of the Agriculture and other Departments. One of the first and most important lines of investigation is the sources and the amount of water available and the cost of delivering the water to the land. Extensive surveys will be necessary to estimate the amount of water available and the cost of delivering it on to the land. Then, if a sufficient quantity of water is not available for dry seasons, careful investigation must be made into the cost of impounding it, because once irrigation is started there must be no sudden reduction in water at the periods when it is most needed. Many promising schemes have been partially spoiled for just this reason. Further close investigation must be made into the cost of spreading the water over the .lands after it has been delivered to the farmer. The nature of some areas makes this a simple and inexpensive matter, but in other cases the land needs so much preparation before it can be successfully irrigated that the cost becomes prohibitive. It must always be borne in mind, however, that the cost of some preparation of land is generally more than compensated for by the increased productivity obtained. This phase of an irrigation scheme needs careful study in conjunction with the estimates for supplying the water to the land.

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Then the " duty "of the water—that is to say, the amount of water required to irrigate the crops and pasture—must be estimated as closely as possible. Here it becomes necessary to make preliminary soil surveys, and this is a matter for agricultural experts to advise upon, because until this is determined the correct quantity of water that must be diverted from the source of supply cannot be decided. The co-ordination of the work throughout all stages of the investigations is therefore essential, and this will be done as soon as the survey work has been put in hand. ■. „ A start on the actual survey work will be made immediately, intormation regarding climate, irrigable land areas, and existing water-supplies m Canterbury is at present being obtained. HYDRO - ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT. The various electrical developments controlled by the Government have had a fairly successful year. The prevailing economic conditions have resulted in a comparatively small increase in demand, but there are some indications in the first quarter of the current year that the rate of increase is improving. The general financial position is summarized in the following table :—

The State Supply of Electricity Act requires that each scheme, after paying net working-expenses, shall be charged with interest on the capital in operation, and with depreciation at the rate of 2 per cent, on the capital invested in depreciable assets. It also requires that, out of profits remaining, the schemes shall pay 1 per cent, to a sinking fund, and any further balance to a General Reserve Fund. The general position to date is that the Electric Supply Account has been able to meet all operating and interest charges, has provided £339,983 towards the statutory requirement of £947,946 for depreciation, and, in addition, has .provided £284,533 to sinking fund and £195,475 to General Reserve from profits made from time to time on Lake Coleridge and Horahora Power-stations, -In other words, the electric-supply system has paid interest and operating-charges and provided £819,991 in reserves, of which £160,110 has already been utilized by Treasury for the paying-off of loans which formed part of the original capital,,. 1; The position of the separate accounts is as follows :— 3 :,p Horahora-Arapuni System.-— The Arapuni plant resumed operation early in April, 1932, and from that date the capital investment has been transferred back from the construction account and considered as in operation. The position is as follows :— • : f <~ ;SXI &' : ■ bocjod Capital investment at end of year .. 4,680,484 - Revenue .. • ■ ■■ 337,641 Operating-expenses . • 47,740 Balance .. ~ .. £289,901

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— I - ,.- ... - . ■ ...■■■■1 Percentage Average Gross Working- Net Net Balance Operating Revenue. expenses. Balance. to Operating Capital. Capital. — — j £ £ £ £ HoraWArapuni .. •• 4,376,722 337,641 47,740 289,901 6-62 Mangahao-Waikaremoana .. 3,651,073 313,342 53,907 259,435 7-11 Lake Coleridge .. ■■ 2,028,636 _57, 780 155,565 Total .. ■• 10,056,431 864,328 159,427 704,901 7-01

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This balance has been used in paying interest charges and the Department's share of the capital charges on the King's Wharf generating-plant of the Auckland Electric-power Board, but is £41,487 short of being able to provide the full statutory contribution to depreciation. To date the reserve accounts established in connection with this scheme show that £283,823 has been credited to depreciation and £61,705 to sinking fund, from which £49,768 has been utilized in the redemption of loans. Mangahao-Waikaremoana System. —Practically no construction work beyond minor extensions and alterations has been carried out in connection with this scheme, and operation has been of routine nature. The revenue shows a slight increase over that of the previous year. The result of the year's operations was as follows :— £ Capital investment at end of year .. . . 3,690,475 £ Revenue .. .. ..313,342 Operating-expenses .. .. 53,907 Balance .. .. .. £259,435 The balance has been used in payment of interest, and allowed a payment of £52,645 to depreciation. This is £2,986 short of the statutory requirement for the year. Lake Coleridge System. —The year was one of low rainfall, in consequence of which it was necessary to run the Lyttelton Diesel Station from August until the end of the year. This, combined with a drop of £4,850 in revenue, with somewhat reduced loading, has resulted in the scheme not showing as large a profit as in previous years. The year's operations resulted as under : — £ Capital investment at end of year .. .. 2,053,883 £ Revenue .. .. ..213,345 Operating-expenses .. .. 57,780 Balance .. .. .. £155,565 The balance has been in payment of interest, £29,552 has been paid to depreciation, £20,539 to sinking fund, and the balance of £21,225 to General Reserve. Hydro-electric Construction Work. —Most of the construction work during the year has been in connection with the new development on the Waitaki River. As money available was restricted during the year, a considerable reduction had to be made in the number of men employed, and the work of closing the gap across the Otago half of the river was not attempted during the year. A considerable amount of preparation for this important stage of the work was carried out, and as soon as the river-flow decreased at the beginning of the present winter the work was put in hand. As indicated earlier, it has been found possible to provide a somewhat increased vote for this work, so that the number of men has been increased and the work generally speeded up again. At time of writing, concrete has been placed in the bottom across the whole length of the dam, and it is hoped to be able to bring it above summer flood-level by the end of the year. Apart from the dam proper, work in the power-station is well on towards completion, although, of course, a large amount of detail work remains, much of which cannot be completed until water is available to drive the machines. Apart from the Waitaki scheme, the major construction work has been the erection of a main transmission-line interconnecting the Horahora-Arapuni system in the north with the Mangahao-Waikaremoana system in the south. This line will run from the Arapuni Power-station direct via Taranaki to the Stratford substation, and should be completed early in the coming year.

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General. Although the various electric-supply authorities throughout New Zealand have not made the expansion that was customary two or three years ago, most of them report, at least, some expansion of business. The prevailing economic conditions have undoubtedly caused some consumers to reduce their consumption of power, but a supply of electricity is now becoming such an essential to all classes that increases, particularly in domestic consumption, have more than counterbalanced the slight reduction due to curtailment of industry. In a business in which capital charges on plant represent such a large proportion of the total cost, the recent legislation reducing the rate of interest on internal loans has been of very material assistance to many of the supply authorities. It is estimated that during the past year interest charges on electricity loans have been reduced by £61,000, and it is anticipated that during the current year there will be a reduction of £74,600 as compared with what would have been payable on the 1931 basis. This reduction, although it does not come from the revenues of the Government Electric Supply Account, has enabled supply authorities to reduce prices or improve their general position. There has been considerable agitation, particularly by the smaller Power Boards,, that the Government should make some reduction in its bulk-supply charges. Sα; far it has not been found possible to comply with this request. The Government's schemes have been designed on comprehensive lines and have cost large sums of money on which capital charges must be paid, and as the loans which have financed these schemes have all been raised abroad the Public Works Department lias not secured any of the advantages of interest-reduction which have been available to most of the supply authorities. Prices have been such that in the earlier years of operation the various schemes, though paying net interest and operating expenses, have accumulated considerable deficiencies in the reserve accounts which are essential to the financial success of a business of this nature. Until these deficiencies have been reduced considerably I am afraid that it will not be possible to make reductions in the bulk-supply charges. Although a reduction in the price of electricity supplied to the consumers may be much desired, it might be well to point out that the average revenue per unit received from the actual consumers of electricity is only l-28d., and from the ordinary domestic and farming consumers connected to the Government schemes the average revenue received per unit is only l-143d. These are figures which will compare more than favourably with the revenue per unit received by authorities operating in much more thickly populated areas in other parts of the world. KELIEF-OF-UNEMPLOYMENT WOEKS. As indicated earlier, there has been close co-operation between the Public Works Department and the Unemployment Board in providing useful and productive work for unemployed ; and the combined efforts of the two organizations have resulted in large numbers of men being placed under the control of my Department on metalling of roads to provide improved access to settlers in outlying districts and on land-reclamation, including irrigation, drainage, flood protection, riversimprovement, stumping and logging, scrub-cutting, &c. Most of the married men employed on these country works are either paid wages at the rate of 10s. per day for a full working-week or, as is usually the case, let co-operative contracts based on that rate of pay. The Public Works Department has also, at the request of the Unemployment Board, arranged for the employment of men under the No. 5 Scheme, mostly near the main towns. In these cases the No. 5 Scheme was adopted to enable assistance to be given to as many men as possible, and also because the prosecution of some of the works would not in ordinary course have been entrusted to or have been a function of the Department.

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The number of men employed by the Public Works Department under financial arrangements made with the Unemployment Board increased gradually from 853 in January, 1932, to 5,690 at the end of June last, the weekly average for the eighteen months being 3,260 ; and the following schedule of some of the work accomplished during that period may, I venture to say, be regarded as conclusive evidence of the careful consideration given to placing the men in useful employment:— Dray-road— River-control worksFormed .. .. 90 miles. Channel improvement exWidened .. .. 153 miles. oavation ' .. .. ] 03,491 cub yd Metalled .. .. 307 miles. Stop-banking .. .. 6 miles. Stumping and logging— Willow-clearing .. .. 41 miles. Heavy .. .. .. 1,624 acres. Land-drainage: Excavation of Light .. .. .. 1,044 acres. drains .. .. .. 117 miles. Scrub-cutting .. .. 10,955 acres. Tree-planting . . .. 250 acres. Bushfelling .. .. 347 acres. Gold-prospecting— Fireblight protection: Haw- Water-race constructed ... 4 miles, thorn-hedge cutting .. 69 miles Fluming erected .. .. 11 chains. Sand-dune reclamation : Mar- Irrigation works— ram-grass planting .. 6,276 acres J ™ , for res ervoirs— Farm lands cleared of boulders 812 acres. Rock quarried .. 200 cub. yd. Land-levelling .. .. 135 acres Rock excavated .. 7 700 cub. yd. r ■, , J, ■ , ;:«;„. Concrete placed .. 510 cub. yd. Land cleared of noxious weeds 6,325 acres. Eace construction and * encm g •• •• 15 miles. widening .. .. 30 miles.. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. The net expenditure for the current year was £69,603, being £882,785 less than that of the previous year, due to the fact that construction work was stopped on all lines except the Stratford - Main Trunk Railway. Sales of workers' hut accommodation, surplus plant, and stocks realized £66,858. The total lengths of all lines under construction over which goods and passenger traffic has been carried was 85 miles, and these services have been well maintained. The work of the year on the several lines in the course of construction as fully set out in the Engineer-in-Chief's report — Appendix B —may be summarized as follows :— North Auckland Main Trunk Railway, Okaihau Northwards.— Owing to suspension of construction works in January, 1931, the work carried out on this railway consisted mainly of overhauling machinery and plant and the disposal of surplus stores, material, and temporary buildings. Dargaville, Branch Railway .—The work on this line between Kirikopuni and Tangowahme consisted chiefly of maintenance of permanent-way, repairs to workers dwellings, water-supply and sanitary services, and the operation of goods and passenger services over a distance of 10 miles 10 chains The services were well patronized, a large quantity of stock being carried. Stratford - Main Trunk Railway.— Good progress was made with the construction of this railway. All tunnels were completed, bridges finally attended to and painted in readiness for handing over to the Railway Department. The rails were joined up on the 7th November, 1932 On' the 12th December last the Railway Department commenced to run through goodstrams daily between Stratford and Taumarunui. These services carried up to 500 tons per trip, necessitating the use of two engines. On the 22nd March last exceptional floods were experienced on 6 miles of this line near Okahukura end, stopping all train services until the 15th May. The Okahukura Tunnel, which is on this length, suffered badly, being filled with debris and slush tor its entire length (76 chains). The line from Tahora to the Main Trunk Railway, a distance of 41 i miles, was finally handed over to the Railway Department for operation of passenger and goods services on the 3rd September,

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Te Wera Quarry. —The plant has been operating continuously during the year and has functioned well, little repair being required. The financial result has been most satisfactory, the working showing a net profit of £1,879 over the, working-costs. The total output for the year was 13,644 cubic yards, and the average number of men employed was 18. Westport-Inangahua Railway. —The final piers for the Cascade Creek Bridge were completed, and the cylinder-sinking plant has been dismantled and the site cleaned up. Three miles eight chains in length was ready to hand over, but, after inspection, the Railway Department refused to either take over the section or the responsibility of full maintenance. However, it has agreed to provide two or three of its regular staff to maintain the line so that trains can transport coal from Cascade Coal Company's mine to Westport. RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. The net expenditure out of the Public Works Fund for the year ended 31st March, 1933, amounted to £410,393. Of this amount the sum of £323,423 was provided from railway revenue to renew worn-out assets, and only £91,250 was provided from the Public Works Fund for new capital works. The expenditure on rolling-stock totalled £167,243, while the Tawa Flat Deviation absorbed an amount of £118,042. Of the balance (£125,108) the main items were bridge - strengthening £47,754, signalling, telegraph, and telephone facilities £20,750, and motor-buses £10,108, the remainder being made up of miscellaneous small works. Tawa Flat Deviation. — During the year the sea-wall and embankment have been completed. The chief work undertaken was the enlargement and concreting of No. 2 Tunnel. This has been extended for a distance of 55 chains for the year. It is expected that the tunnel will be completed in December. HARBOURS. The expenditure on harbour works has been exceptionally small. At Westport the suction dredge was engaged in clearing the bar, fairway, and berthages. The whole of the trestling erected for a breakwater extension has been dismantled, as it was damaged by the heavy westerly weather. The wharf at Whitianga was completed early in the year and is now in service. The construction of a wharf at Pitt Island is in hand, the materials being on the site. The contract for the erection of a wharf at Waitangi (Chatham Islands) has proceeded satisfactorily. The wharf when completed will be 202 ft. long, 26 ft. wide, with an approach 385 ft. long and a goods-shed 97 ft. by 30 ft. LIGHTHOUSES. The net expenditure on lighthouses for the year was only £688, and it consisted of completing the automatic light, Akaroa Peninsula (Le Bon Bay), and planting and fencing at Baring Head. The light at Godley Head was also completed, and is now an automaticbuming type.

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ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND METALLING. Expenditure during the year on roads and highways from capital funds allocated to my Department accounted for a total sum of £555,882, as against £1,465,355 for the preceding year. Of this amount the expenditure on roads was £396,559, and on main highways £159,323, compared with £1,082,210 and £384,145 respectively for the preceding year.

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS. General Departmental Buildings. At Stratford the back portion of the section on which the departmental buildings is erected was levelled so that plant and stores from the various works could be stored. At Wellington final inspection of the central-heating systems in the Printing Office and Main Government Buildings was made and final payments made to the contractors. An earthquake-proof vault was erected at the District Office, and a new bulk store was provided for the Printing and Stationery Department. The total net expenditure under the vote was £2,107. Courthouses. Structural alterations and extensive additions were made to the Dargaville Courthouse ; materials for improving the grounds around the new Hamilton Courthouse were provided ; and an additional room was provided at New Plymouth Courthouse. The total net expenditure under the vote for the year was £970. Prison Buildings and Works. Following the policy of the Prisons Department in 1926 merely to complete the new prisons then under construction to ease expenditure of loan-moneys, the expenditure last year was reduced to £2,026. This was principally confined to improvements to the Invercargill Keclamation, which is now rapidly drawing to completion in conformity with the Government's recently modified arrangement with the Invercargill City Council. This enterprise has proved costly since it started in 1911, but very little funds are now required to finish the works in hand.

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The remaining expenditure was confined mainly to various minor works at Waikeria Borstal Institution, Te Awamutu, which, covered the erection of thirty additional cubicles to meet the urgent necessity of providing accommodation for increased numbers and the erection of a fourth dairy. The following shows the total annual expenditure on erection of prison and borstal buildings and works since 1922. Amount. ~ , , Amount. Year ended ™ Year ended £ 31st March, 1923 23,148 31st March, 1929 12,572 1924 . .. .. 27,259 „ 1930 .. .. .. 8,205 1925 .. .. •• 25,279 „ 1931 2,504 1926 .. .. •• 24,196 „ 1932 2,621 1927 22,812 „ 1933 2,026 1928 .. .. •• 22,359 Police-stations. The net capital expenditure on police-stations for the year amounted to £1,022. Lock-up accommodation was provided at Paekakariki and Westport, and offices at Tangowahine and Tuatapere. Sites for police-stations were acquired at Tikitiki and Waitotara. Post and Telegkaph Buildings. The Post and Telegraph Department's building programme continues to be greatly restricted. No new buildings are under construction, nor are any additions or alterations to existing buildings in progress, the inactivity being enforced by the abnormal financial conditions that prevail. The amount available for maintenance has been greatly restricted, and has been sufficient to provide for the most urgent cases only. The following is a complete review of the activities engaged in during the year : — The erection of new post-office buildings at High Street (Christchurch), and Westport; the reconditioning of the Chief Post-office building at Napier; and the reconstruction of the Hastings Post-office building, were completed. The second floor of the Napier building was adapted for occupation by the Department of Lands and Survey and the Lands and Deeds and Stamp Duties Departments, the portions occupied by the two last-mentioned Departments being made fireproof by the provision of a concrete floor and steel partitions, &c. The clock-towers on the Chief Post-office buildings at Gisborne and Timaru were found to be defective; and, as they constituted an earthquake hazard, they were removed. The clock-tower on the Masterton Post-office building was strengthened. The old post-office building at Courtenay Place, Wellington, was converted into shops and offices and leased to a private tenant. The post-office buildings at Papahaoa, St. Bathan's, and Wellington North were no longer required, and were disposed of. The remaining buildings on the former radio-station site at Awanui have now been disposed of. The station itself was closed in 1929 ; and the Engineer's residence was sold for removal in 1931. Areas of land were acquired as follows: Clydevale, site for post-office building; Mataura, extension of post-office site; Ngatea, extension of storage site. Areas of land no longer required at the following places were disposed of : Ahaura, Awanui, Buckland, Clydevale, Gorge Koad, Napier, Owaka, Patetonga, St. Albans (street-widening), St. Bathan's, Sydenham (street- widening), Wellington North, and Whatawhata. A contract has been let for the erection of the Dunedin Post-office. Mental Hospitals. The net capital expenditure for the year on mental-hospital buildings amounted to £28,756, being £17,182 less than that of the previous year. It is proposed to expend £80,000 for the current year, and plans and specifications are being prepared for further urgent works estimated to cost an additional £60,000.

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The following is a summary showing the position of the works that were completed or were in hand at 31st March, 1933. Auckland: The change-over to bulk supply of electric current was completed and the hot-water system completely reorganized. Puhitahi: Villas Nos. 3 and 4 were completed, and furnishings and equipment are now being installed. A contract is in hand for the erection of two more villas, Nos. 12 and 13, to accommodate 100 patients. Tokanui: Two steam boilers in boiler-house were replaced, carpenters' workshops erected, in which woodworking machinery and electric light and power were installed. Interior plaster in the main building was renovated, and additional ventilation arranged for single rooms. Septic tanks generally were cleaned out, and a comprehensive system for sewerage digestion is under review. A new 250,000-gallon reinforced concrete reservoir was built and connected, and water-supply improved generally. Porirua : Verandas to two male villas were enclosed with glass, a newbarn was erected, and portion of main-drive surface sealed. Nelson : General improvements were effected to water services and sanitary accommodation. Ngawhatu : Drainage and water-services, &c, were connected to three new villas. It is proposed to erect a new laundry, tenders for which will be invited shortly. A commencement was made with a new villa for women. Christchurch: At the reception home Sunnyside a new dormitory was erected, having accommodation for twelve patients. Improvements were effected to sanitary and hot-water services to the various institutions in the district, and painting and renovations carried out generally. The veranda at North House was glassed in to accommodate six additional patients. At Templeton a new villa (No. 4) for backward children was erected. SeaclifE : Repairs and renovations generally were carried out. Waitati: New sinks and hot-water service were installed. Hokitika : A new villa in wood is under construction, and it is proposed to call tenders for another villa. Health and Hospital Institutions. Practically no capital expenditure was incurred on buildings under the above heading. The work to be undertaken this year is the completion of the new nurses' home at St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch, and it is proposed to provide additional bedrooms for nurses at St. Helens Hospital, Wellington. Education. The expenditure on the erection of school buildings, additions, and residences, and the purchase of sites amounted during the year to £52,623, compared with £259,148 for the financial year ended 31st March, 1932. The larger works completed during the year included the new intermediate school at Napier, new workshops and a dormitory at the Napier Boys' High School, the first portion of the new Napier Girls' High School, and the new school building at Napier Central. Additional accommodation has been added to the Otahuhu Junior High School, and a final payment made in connection with the erection of the Nelson Boys' College Hostel. A payment of £3,500 was made to reimburse the Wanganui Education Board, which had raised loans some years previously for the purchase of sites and erection of public schools. A large public school is in course of erection at Parnell, Auckland, and at intermediate school is being built at Albany Street, Dunedin. Old buildings are being replaced at Invercargill North, and a new school is under construction at Dairy Flat, Auckland. During the year the sum of £6,394 was spent out of the Government Fire Insurance Fund for the restoration of schools destroyed or damaged by fire. During the period under review the sum of £4,505 was provided from the Consolidated Fund to cover the cost of works under £200.

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The following table shows for the last two years the amount expended out of the Public Works Fund on new buildings, additions, sites, and teachers' residences: — 1932-33. 1931-32. '■ £ £ ■ Public schools .. .. .. ... ..33,631 126.778 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. 21.754 65,030 Technical schools .. .. .. .. ..3,584 44,507 Training colleges .. .. v. .. .. .. 1,228 Native schools ... .-. ■ .'.• 704 14,433 Schools for mentally backward .. . . . . . . ... 199 Child-welfare Institutions . . . . . . . . .. 714 Kindergartens .. . . . . . . .. ... 54 Massey Agricultural College . . . . . . .. .. 9,622 Gross total .. .. .. .. .. 59,673 262,565 Less credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 7,050 3,417 £52,623 £259,148 Tourist and Health Resorts. The net expenditure for the year amounted to £14,455, as against £87,609 for the previous year. This latter amount included payment for the Chateau, Tongariro. The principal works undertaken during the year were the reconstruction of the Blue Bath House and further extensions to the electrical systems at Rotorua ; improvements to tourist tracks in South Westland ; hot drying-rooms on Milford Track ; and preliminary work in connection with the hydro-electric scheme at the Tongariro National Park. During next financial year it is proposed to complete the work on the Blue Bath and the hydro-electric scheme at the Chateau, Tongariro. TELEGRAPH EXTENSION. The expenditure for telegraph extension by the Post and. Telegraph Department for the financial year in extending and improving the telephone, telegraph, and wireless facilities throughout the Dominion amounted to £99,999, as against £249,946 for the year ended the 31st March, 1932. In view of the small amount of capital available, every effort was made to keep expenditure on new assets down to a minimum, but at the same time to effect essential or desirable improvements in the telegraph and toll services by concentrating on improving existing facilities wherever practicable. This was accomplished in some cases by rearranging lines and in others by undertaking general reconstruction work. In a few cases requirements could not be met except by the erection of new lines, and in these cases the necessary work was proceeded with. Owing to the depressing effects of the economic situation, the development of the local telephone-exchange systems throughout the Dominion, which was such a feature of prosperous years, has, in common with other businesses of a like nature, received a temporary setback. It is anticipated, however, that with the return to better conditions the plant now available will be fully utilized for the purpose of connecting subscribers, and that further additions will be necessary. No extensions of any importance were made to departmental radio-telegraph and radio-telephone stations, which continued to function efficiently and to meet all the demands made upon them. SETTLEMENT OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS. A new vote was taken last year under the above heading, and the following is a summary of the operations :— Number of share milkers' cottages and sheds erected .. .. .. 238 Number of tenants established or being established .. . . .. 435 Expenditure on share milkers' cottages and sheds .. . . .. £45,690 Expenditure in establishing small farms .. .. .. . , £73,032 £118,722

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PLANT AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. Although the use of construction plant upon public works has been considerably reduced since the necessity arose for keeping large numbers of men employed upon relief works, it has been found necessary in many cases to introduce power-driven plant upon work in wet places and upon laborious jobs outside the scope of manpower or in cases wherein it would have been unreasonable to apply relief labour. A considerable quantity of construction plant has also been utilized upon standard works in hand during the year, the capital cost of the whole of the construction plant in use, including that used upon relief works and road maintenance works this year being approximately £456,000. The major construction works upon which plant has been used during the year are : Waitaki hydro-electric works ; Oturehua and Omakau irrigation works ; New Balclutha River Bridge; Tawa Flat Railway Deviation works; Arapuni hydro-electric works ; and the Wairoa River Bridge, Hawke's Bay. No new plant items other than a few replacement motor-vehicles have been purchased for the use of the Department during the year, but a considerable quantity of surplus plant available from the Department's closed works has been sold, the total price realized for this being £6,559 13s. 6d., which is a very satisfactory figure. As a result of co-operation with other Government Departments, arrangements have been made to transfer a number of surplus plant items, thus preventing some expenditure of Government funds upon new plant required by those Departments. The closest control has been maintained over the cost and use of motor-vehicles, both cars and light runabout trucks, for departmental pxirposes. The number of vehicles in commission has been reduced by fourteen to a total of 297, and the total annual expenditure on this service has decreased by £6,837 compared with the previous year. Plant of all descriptions has been hired during the year to local bodies, and to small syndicates and co-operative parties operating upon mining ventures and petty contracts that have tended to ease the drain upon unemployment-relief funds, due encouragement by way of'reasonable hire rates having been given by the Department in all cases. Annual mechanical inspections have been made of all passenger-carrying motorvehicles throughout New Zealand for the Transport Department, and when all of the conditions provided for protection the safety of the travelling public were met certificates of fitness were supplied to enable the issue of licenses. Mechanical work of an advisory nature has been done for local bodies and for a number of Government Departments, including Stores Control Board, Native Department, Naval Department, Lands Department, Mental Hospital Department, Department of Agriculture, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Cook Islands, and Samoan Administration. As appendices to this statement honourable members will find full details of the principal works carried out by the Department, together with reports of the Engineer-in-Chief, the Chief Electrical Engineer, the Government Architect, and the Main Highways Board.

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TABLES. Page No. I.—Total Expendituee : Summary showing Total Expenditure out of Public Works Fund .. 2 No. 2.—Yearly Expenditure out of Pcjblic Works Fund, 1911-12 to 1932-33 .. .. .. 3 No. 3.—Railways : Statement showing Expenditure on Construction of Railways .. .. .. 9 No. 4.—Expenditure out of Separate Accounts under the Control of the Public Works Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 no. s.—expenditube and liabilities on public buildings out of public works fund . . .. 12 No. 6. —Development op Watee-powee : Statement of Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 13 No. 7.—lrrigation and Water-supply: Sohedule of Schemes completed or under Construction and under Investigation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24

APPENDICES. Appendix A.—Expenditure fob the Yeae: Audited Statement of Expenditure out of the Public Works Fund for the Year 1932-33 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. '26 „ B.—Annual Report on Public Woeks, by the Engineer-in-Chief .. .. .. 28 „ C—Annual Report on Public Buildings, by the Government Architect .. .. .. 48 D.—Annual Report on Electrical Work and Water-power Schemes, by the Chief Electrical Engineer .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 52 E.—Annual Report on Main Highways, by the Main Highways Board .. .. .. 117

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N.B. —The figures in italics, prefixed by " Cr.," are either recoveries on account of services of previous years or receipts-in-aid applied in reduction of expenditure. Total Net Expenditure. Description of Services. Expenditure — to Blst March, 1911. 1911-12. 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. £ £££££ ££££££ Immigration ... .. .. .. .. .. 2,228,232 11,681 14,694 33,914 33,219 10,010 6,533 3,856 Cr.12,018 Cr. 62,561 Cr. 7,806 247,528 Cr. 10 Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 676,806 j 49,864 57,426 66,650 100,719 111,489 131,701 127,962 115,419 121,677 143,280 128,002 Cr. 2,662 Cr. 4,119 Cr. 6,281 Cr. 525 Irrigation and Water-supply .. .. .. .. 1,562 2,794 14,689 40,329 32,090 29,874 20,794 11,650 13,665 34,115 55,344 82,713 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,560,996 1,125,905 1,148,832 1,104,897 2,140, 753t1,065,171 620,947 495,771 387,923 748.649 1,365,466 3,133,200 Cr. 6,987 Cr.29,528 Cr. 5,485 Cr. 6,022 Cr.4,633 Cr. 4,845 Cr. 110 Cr. 4,924 Cr.105, 196 Cr. 388 Cr. 751 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. 150,000 Roads: — Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 7,712,709 383,511 337,584 353,836 484,365 400,062 203,746 128,730 221,887 376,097 527,854 552,895 Cr. 515 Cr. 600 Cr. 997 Cr. ' 603 Cr. 81 Cr. ' 197 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. 895,280 41,067 30,761 24,143 30,065 24,432 17,099 6,912 4,186 12,465 11,050 11,264 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery .. 16,023 Lands Improvement Account* .. .. .. 300,930 Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 8,924,942 424,578 374.345 377,464 514,430 424,494 220,845 135,042 225,076 387,959 538,823 563,962 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. 846,958 21,244 10,644 4,889 2,384 6,602 4,592 27 518 1,173 2,153 2,130 Cr. 30 Cr. 1,015 Cr. 255 Cr. 6,545 Cr. 1,000 Cr. 7,008 Cr. 1,606 Cr. ' 51 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. 1,577,124 Cr.2,466 Cr. 917 Cr. 857 Cr.1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 57 Cr. 52 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. 491,980 Total, Land Purchases .. .. .. 2,069,104 Cr.2,466 Cr. 917 Cr. 857 Cr. 1,060 Cr. 972 Cr. 868 Cr. 57 .. Cr. 57 Cr. 57 Cr. 52 Telegraph Extension 1,878,058 147,692 251,375 392,648 288,395 249,554 203,311 213,955 198,611 249,379 336,468 590,981 * Subsequent expenditure under separate class " Lands Improvement," see next page. t Includes £1,000,000 expended 1908-9 and 1909-10 under Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Account. [Continued onpage 6.

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Total Net Expenditure Description of Services. ' " March, 1911. 1911-12. 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. . ■ — ■ — " ~ j ~ PU Gene?afSfudmg MiseeUaneous) 44/719 I 43J99 22*060 12,648 11646 43,168 64,207 39,504 87,057 Cr. 15,067 Parliamentary ■• 76,055 1 2,004 18,806 23,612 31,478 17,133 22,586 37,233 Parliamentary , . 2gg __ m dioial so " s - ■• ■" ■" ' t 682 280 9 ' 760 6 ' 9U 4 ' 928 14 ' 515 17 ' 786 15>685 13>19S 16>2 " 2 °' 981 *°'°To \ Police-stations .. .. .. •• J 19.817 18,423 j 14,094 19,122 25,484 21,147 18,814 6,157 24,944 j 36,843 22,544 Post and Telegraph 777,012! 130,815 122,999 78,815 60,838 35,258 22,744 33,525 26,072 66,543 j 93,364 112,906 Customs .. .. .. .. •• ■■ 49,440 Quarantine Stations 6,865 35.490 15,529 4,581 Mental Hospitals .. 597,634 8,809 46,181 26,001 53,996 54,898 44,602 26,502 14,640 18,277 27,368 41,838 Gr. 15 Public Health . ..j 32,489 .. 376 Health and Hospital Institutions 115,236 12,745 8,750 1,435 998 1,426 7,570 4,080 2,332 8,484 4,099 26,131 Sohool Buildings .. •• 1,879,815 90,535 105,000 121,954 122,940 97,972 70,367 63,082 115,656 195,500 244,722 2,469 A 2riou l tura ] . ..I 31,314 3,684 6,475 4,398 2,428 2,972 3,046 5,685 4,229 7,227 9,345 1,115 6 Cr. 34 Workers' Dwellings .. .. .. .. ■• •• 22,644 46,455 41,741 68,275 55,893 35,437 15,505 7,293 26,674 Total, Public BuUdings .. .. .. 4,691,943 350,090 445,192 369,600 431,966 335,759 256,131 214,221 235,846 469,195 500,851 334,809 Lighthouses, Harbour- works, and Harbour-defences :— Lighthouses . 179,985 5,428 9,031 5,174 3,887 1,415 449 561 1,663 253, 758 16,350 Harbour-works .. .. .. 349.202 6,004 7,415 3,346 12,563 9,355 2,280 2,359 3,729 3,245 ! 4,080 2,424 Gr. 1,462 Harbour-defences .. .. .. .. .- 539,659 1,144 339 539 681 2,903 1,038 56 Cr. 300 Total, Lighthouses, &c. .. .. .. 1,068,846 12,576 16,785 7,297 17,131 13,673 3,767 2,976 5,392 3,498; 4,838 18,774 Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. 68,672 [Continued on page 7.

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Total Net- Expenditure. Description of Services. i 1 March, 1911. 1911-12. 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15 . 1915-16. | 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. ] 1921-22. ££££££££££ ££ Contingent Defence 909,982 10,437 23,790 30,186 15,221 37,619 9,742 6,714 8,809 10,187 8,701 15,586 Or. 922 Tourist and Health Resorts 203,273 13,361 12,906 14,989 8,232 5,167 1,094 931 1,620 6,194 19,041 17,996 Or. 12 Or. 500 Or. 110 Lands Improvement* . .. 62,152 20,394 22,550 10,269 13,810 5,936 Or. 2,731 1,838 Or. 4,268 2,964 2,064 17,478 Or. 383 Or. 432 Or. 522 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. 1,241,907 67,470 72,950 105,449 35,495 5,037 35 1 .. .. 184 174,280 Or. 66,954 Or. 71,681 Or. 96,741 Or. 34,865 Or. 5,030 Interest and Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. 218,500 Coal-exploration and Mine-development .. •■ 10,835 Thermal Springs . . .. .. •• 14,600 Plant, Material, and Stores •• •• ■• •• •• 74,418 9.778 6,811 20,638 47,682 169,910 106,432 Or. 31 Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department .. .. •■ ■• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 16,369 Total Wave and Means Credits .. .. .. 10,530 103,524 105,792 43,400 11,160 5,713 43,492 11,993 112,864 19,627 11,616 Grand Total— Net Expenditure .. .. 52,836,735 2,190,731 2,347,965 2,455,066 2,597,109 2,363,658 1,502,588 1,237,422 1,207,482 2,020,714 3,121,131 5,449,351 * For previous expenditure see Roads Class. [Continued on page 8.

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Expenditure. Tota j jj et Description of Services. — : Expenditure to 31st 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. I 1927-2S. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. March, 1933. £££££ £££ ££££ Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,611 92,600 136,353 107,521 184,918 67,157 50,266 41,756 33,544 5,265 .. 3,314,323 Or. 140 Cr. 1,267 Gr 16 Or. 443 Cr. 283 Cr. 210 Gr. 583 Public Works. Departmental .. .. .. .. 111,367 110,445 127,556 126,596 115,866 130,951 142,252 132,783 131,816 151,377 104,904 2,910,560 Or. 131 Cr. 69 Cr. 19 Cr. 129 Cr. 35,948 Cr.13,328 Cr.88,499 Cr.51,671 Cr. 16,381 Cr. 33,947 Cr.52,639 Irrigation and Water-supply* .. .. .. .. 58,131 95,467 127,995 56,227 56,937 49,735 55,198 69,657 62,614 37,749 53,290 1,059,686 Cr. 31 Gr. 2,798 Cr. 8 Gr. 96 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 2,110,859 1,776,413 1,878,729 1,988,614 1,480,807 1,141,822 !l,216, 277 1,812,521 1,987,196 952,388 160,853 57,051,329 Gr. 3,171 Cr. 1,167 Cr.37 ,924 Cr. 16,875 Cr. 95,647 Gr. 1,699 I Cr. 2,595 Cr. 1,296 Cr. 792 Cr.20,568 Cr. 9,056 Payment to Midland Railway Bondholders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 Roads :— Miscellaneous Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 643,156 751,370! 603,968 564,694 575,898 669,833 j 780,990 1,005,330 1,379,810 !l,078, 270 396,559 Cr. 244 Cr. 188 Cr. 231 Cr. 4,810 Cr. 981 Cr. 540 \Cr. 330 Gr. 415 Cr. 472 \Cr. 564 Cr. 1,171 Roads to give access to Outlying Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,642 I 51,582 53,693 91,126 ! 3,940 Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. 4,850 2,867 2,755 3,934 2,230 2,330 ! 1,005 1,885 4,586 Cr. 467 Development of Thermal Springs and Natural Scenery Lands Improvement Account .. I '_ I V 'J_ Total, Roads .. .. .. .. 647,762 754,049 606,492 563,818 577,147 704,798 833,247 1,060,493 1,475,050 1,081,646 395,388 21,811,852 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 98 1,363 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 831 015 Cr. 1,785 Cr. 2,310 Cr. 1,130 Cr. 260 Or. 260 Cr. 260 Cr. 50 Purchase of Native Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 535 \ Cr. 56 Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. Total, Land Purchases .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 535 Cr. 56 .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,147 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .„ .. .. .. 118 722 118 722 Telegraph Extension .. . .. .. .. 512,657 717,409 957,294 931,661 558,042 625,540 624,414 594,383 419,756 249,978 99,999 11,280,446 Cr. 11,082 Cr. 32 * £6,727 previously included under Lands Improvement now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply.

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__ —_—_ —. — — — - - Expenditure. Total Net ___ ;— ■—- — i — — — ~— j ■ '— Expenditure Description of Services. 1923-24. j 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. M^^ggg. „££££££ £ £ £ £ Public Buildings :— * * 369 119 864 42,553 4 ,272 14,106* 85,204 33,189 2,107 General (including Miscellaneous) "3,o53 S.ltoU ™>'f G ,' U5 O r. 429 Cr. 1,066 Cr. 420 Cr.3,U6Cr. 55 Or. 4,231 Or. 1,341 35 27.142 15,723 37 Parliamentary •• •■ ■■ •• 61 7 531 g 3g7 15 765 19 572 3,513 970 (Courthouses .. ... •• •• 2 ' Z Cr '% ' Or IS . Cr. 95 Cr. 29 Cr. 16,403 Cr. 529 Cr. 222 TJ . .,)p. 23 313 26 484 25 279 24,196 22,812 22,359 1 12,573 18,814 2,504 2,621 2,026 Judicial Prisons ... •• *MW /°'*°| G r 86 Cr. 908 Cr. 524 I Or. 321 Cr. 285 Cr. 134 Cr. 67 , Cr. 71 L ,. , .■ fi 2Q8 '12'838 18 553 16 594 7,411 5,561 6,925 8,442 8,360 2,535 1,022 ; IPohce-stations 6.29» ls ' ōdd Cr u Gr / 970 Cr. 605 Cr. 319 Cr. 54 Cr. 91 j Cr. 80 Da ..j,. , 77 211 108 395 65 917 89,865 86,052 77,194 62,087 104,157 138,671 104,505! 2,763 j Post and Telegraph C r 69 Cr. 210 Or. 453 Cr. 1,114 Cr. 834 \Cr. 1,980 Cr. 197 Cr. 1,391 Cr. 1,379 Or. 5,549 .. Customs .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• " '" " " " __ \ Quarantine Stations •• 96 , 7 82 | 152,096 134,140 45,938 28,756 Mental Hospitals ".««" ' \ C r. 283 Cr. 3,600 Cr. 860 PublioHealth •• •• - - - lê>51 I n>38 "301 '.'. Health and Hospital Institutions *'™ 7 ' 4^ U Z1 ' VOi C r 300 Cr 310 Cr. 1 Cr. 113 ° ' ' .... 259,149 ! 52,623 School Buddings Or." 367 Cr. 1,090 Cr." 905 Cr. 1,050 Or. 7,953 Cr. 2,428 Cr. 1,110 Cr. 40 . . ,. , '514 282 3 242 7,932 4.164 2,863 2,808 2,963 2,509 .. Agricultural Or. 27 Or. 171 Cr. '686 Cr. 865 Cr. '310 Cr. 2,395 Cr. 1,721 Cr. 194 Cr. 1,927 j Workers' Dwellings .. .. •• •• •• •• ■■ I '' ■ I , Total, Public Buildings 255,818 188,910 243,877 j 280,780 315,299 216, 237 j 205,262 354,429 j 403,680 443,878 j 81,657 11,625,429 Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour-defences:- g g 15g 2>637 4>1Q3 5MQ 6g8 Ijightnouses ........... ' Cr 750 ' Cr. 500 Harbour works 6.524 6,324 423 '3,717 13,263 15,891 14,425 10,736 6,742 6,987 Cr. 5,277 Harbour-works .. .. Cr. 131 Cr. 204 Cr. 165 Harbour- defences Cr. 1,235 Or. 16 j Total, Lighthouses, &c 10,791 " 3,273 j 8,526 23,705 | 17,062 14,696 10,845 12,033 Cr. 4,589 1,299,261 Rates on Native Lands * Includes £12,500 expended under Finance Act, 1929, section 32.

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Expenditure. Total Net Description of Services. Expenditure 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. j 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. i 1932-33. Mtech, 1933. „ ££££££££££££ Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. 1,702 4,931 27,133 89,670 34,014 39,986 67,652 46,766 13,812 .. .. 1,401924 Gr. 463 Cr. 280 Cr. 580 I Or. 33 Cr. 751 Gr. 465 Cr. 648 Gr. 1,325 Gr. 586 Gr. 4,039 Cr. 624 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 5,435 27,264 12,343 43,486 31,981 36,673 39,254 20,547 60,288 87,609 14,454 677 809 Gr. 81 Gr. 516 Gr. 440 Gr. 1,213 Cr. 2,494 Cr. 85 Gr. 877 Lands Improvement* .. .. .. .. .. 26,204 18,182 34,172 70,493 56,267 72,898 85,861 79,454 70,534 38,899 38,906 738 267 Cr. 19 Gr. 135 Gr. 2,574 Gr. 87 Cr. 112 Gr. 1,041 Gr. 506 Cr. 248 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _, _ _ _ _ j4 §07 14 g07 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans .. .. .. 62,399 311,905 241,930 297,180 155,373 100,297 438,238 518,158 164,535 98,098 15 851 3 827 693 Cr. 3,811 Interest and Sinking Funds .... oi a -aa ° * ■ • • ■ • • • • • ■ • • . . . . . . . . ALO,0\JVJ Coal-exploration and Mine-development ........ .. .. .. .. .. ,. jq ggg Thermal Springs ............ .. .. .. .. 14 qqq Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. Cr. 19,708 Cr. 52,788 Cr. 12,229 34,471 Gr. 24,148 Gr. 1,288 4,595 Cr. 31,813 Cr. 44,772 Cr. 105,690 Cr. 41,704 126 158 Or. 1 Gr. 751 Cr. 1,992 Or. 8,985 Cr. 1,042 Cr. 335 Or. 216 Cr. 938 Cr. 143 Quarries (acquisition and operation) .. .. .. .. .. 1,815 12,351 6,302 Cr. 9,325 Gr. 6,030 329 4,219 107 Cr. 3,780 ! 5,963 Cr. 25 Timber-supply and Sawmills for Public Works Department 14,725 3,613 Gr. 20,537 Gr. 9,892 8,512 Cr. 6,997 Cr. 5,116 Cr. 3,608 Cr. 2,271 2,012 21 Cr. 3,875 Or. 104 Cr. 182 Cr. 400 Cr. 18 Motor Transport Service .. .. .. .. 22,679 962 5,000 4,994 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,635 Transfer to Main Highways Account: —- Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 226,000 .. 400,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 .. .. .. 1,226,000 Total Ways and Means Credits .. .. 20,127 61,914 73,559 27,474 146,933 40,026 106,429 62 859 41583 72 215 74 416 Grand Total— Net Expenditure .. .. 3,892,320 4,056,423 4,632,134 J4,615, 585 3,988,059 3,400,664 3,977,006 4,917, 173f 4,810,659 3,066,839 1,058,861 121,924,758 * Expenditure on Irrigation and Water-supply— 1905-6, £22 ; 1906-7, £750 ; 1907-8, £1,554 ; 1908-9, £1,966 ; 1909-10, £2,435, now transferred to Irrigation and Water-supply. t Includes £12,500 expended under Finance Act, 1929, section 32. J

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TABLE No. 3. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1933.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure *" "^' *" TT" U.riUn» MUeage opened for C-tS' — Surveys. Lines. M. ch. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaihu Valley 24 32 180,779 3 0.. .. Or. 1,614 14 4 179,164 8 8 Opua Wharf to Whangarei and Onerahi .. .. .. 58 06 608,258 15 7 .. .. •• 608,258 lo 7 Otiria to Ngapuhi " 13 45 127,370 15 6 .. .. ■• 12/, 370 15 « Whangarei Branch (Kioreroa to Waiotira) 19 79 420,493 1 0 10 0 0 .. •• 420,483 1 0 North Auckland Main Trunk — „„„ „„„ , „ ,, Ngapuhi Northwards 11 00 888,029 9 4 .. Cr. 1,825 11 5 .. 886,203 17 11 Helensville Northwards 83 39 2,988,203 3 10 .. Cr. 1,022 0 0 2,228 18 2 2,989,410 2 0 North Auckland Main Trunk to Dargaville .. 454,209 0 6 .. 3,410 2 7 .. 457,619 A 1 Helensville to Te Awamutu . 148 67 6,023,908 6 3 26 0 0 ... 2,904 6 4 6,026,786 12 7 Waiuku Branch (Paerata to Waiuku) 12 69 208,909 9 6 .. •• •• 2 2,'o™ I n Huntly to Awaroa .. 8 75 184,379 5 0 .. .. •• 184,379 5 0 Waikokowai Branch .. 3,442 0 0 ... .. •• 3,442 0 0 EYankton to Thames 62 58 503,705 17 4 .. .. 2,359 9 8 «»•«».' ° Cambridge Branch (Ruakura Junction to Cambridge) .. 12 02 61,83117 3 .. .. ■• 6 'r?i I % Morrinsville to Rotoma 69 33 432,469 13 5 .. .. 1,776 1110 434,246 5 3 Marton to Te Awamutu I 209 69 3,107,517 12 4 .. .. 16,335 13 4 3,123,853 5 8 Waipa Gravel Access Branch .. .. .. ..I .. 114 0 0 .. .. •■ on * " " Raetihi Branch 1 8 50 89,452 2 1 .. .. •• 89,452 2 1 Rotorua to Taupo .. 37,862 13 11 .. .. •• 37,862 13 11 Paeroa to Pokeno .. 22,890 18 .. .. ■■ 22,890 18 Paeroa to Tauranga 50 65 1,250,217 4 7 .. 754 5 11 Cr. 621 7 1 1,250,350 3 5 Tauranga to Taneatua, including Te Maunga to Maunganui .59 17 1,497,333 7 10 .. 741 10 4 .. 1,498,074 18 Z Gisbo a m O e to Motu 49 32 625,149 18 8 5 0 0: .. Or. 691111 625,075 69 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 17 .. .. ■■ 4,975 17 Napier to Gisborne — „„,„»., ,„ , Gisborne Southwards 11 51 285,950 8 6 11 0 0 12 4 7 .. 1! \ Waikokopu Northwards .. 564,738 14 0 .. Cr. 2,236 19 8 .. 562,00114 4 Wairoa Northwards .. 20,684 10 0 .. Or. 2 17 6 .. 20,68112 6 Napier Northwards 38 62 j 2,384,586 19 10 .. 9,700 8 11 .. 2,394,287 8 9 Waikokopu Branch .. 626,712 17 4 .. 1,570 19 1 .. 628,283 16 5 Wellington to Napier- — Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North .. ..I 114 06 1,167,726 17 6 .. .. 10,268 18 2 1,1/7,995 15 8 Wellington to Woodville, including Te Aro Extension .. 121 70 3,252,067 14 3 6,39112 9 .. 10,815 16 6 3,256,49118 0 Featherston to Martinborough .. .. .. .. .. 399 0 0 .. .. • • 399 0 0. 83 37 2,783,484 0 2 .. .. *«.«£»•* \>»* f* j» « PoxtontoWaitaraandMoturoa.. I 196 22 2,097,048 5 1 10 0 0 .. 14,533 5 10 2,111,57110 11 Mount Egmont Branch .. j 6 00 70,536 16 .. .. •• 70,536 1 b Moturoa to Opunake i .. 3,105 0 0 .. .. •• 3i2o 2 a Opunake Branch (Te Roti to Opunake) .. .. .. 22 63 447,982 3 6 .. ...,. .. •• M '», «a Manaia Branch (Kapuni to Manaia) .. .. .. .. 9,648 6 0 165 0 0 .. •■ 9>483 b 0 Rangitikei River Quarry Line .. .. .. .. [ .. 206 0 0 .. .. ■ • 20b 0 0 ! .

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure nn R f 0Teri f . during Year 1932-33 : New Works. Total Expenditure Valuation of Works «--"—* by °nAcc™ 3 1S tMarcn,1932. °'?™ Constraotion Surveys. Ltoes _ Oi if , 4 _, , . ,_, x _ , v M - ch- £ e. d. £ s. d. £ g. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stratford to Okahukura (East End) .. .. .. .. 1,391.965 7 11 .. 48 395 13 4 1 440 361 1 3 Stratford to Okahukura (West End) .. .. .. 47 40 1,567,140 10 9 .. 32,681 16 3 5,854 14 7 l'605 '677 1 7 Nelson to Greymouth — Nelson to Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 64 47 724,102 8 2 .. Cr. 2,408 18 3 .. 721 693 9 11 78 307 0 0 Stftwater to Inangahua 57 32 226,190 16 11 .. .. 41119 8 226! 602 16 7 279*685 0 0 Ngahere to Blackball .. .. .. .. .. 3 40 147,88112 11 .. .. .. 147 88112 11 Westport to Ngakawau .. .. .. .. .. 19 56 209,996 5 11 .. .. Cr. 68 10 7 209*927 15 4 Ngakawau to Mokihinui .......... 7 12 * • ' * Mokihinui to Colliery Line ........ 3 69 f .. " -jWestport to Cape Foulwind ........ 7 00 J .. .. j Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 5 74 646,990 5 0 1,594 0 0 6,821 15 7 '.'. 652,218 0 7 Greymouth to Rewanui .. .. .. .. .. 2 44 259,987 10 2 .. .. Cr. 172 0 0 259'815 10 2 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. .. .. 8 70 74,363 10 11 .. .. .. 74*363 10 11 Greymouth to Ross and Mikonui .. .. .. .. 38 68 431,651 3 10 .. .. .. 431!, 651 3 10 Picton to Waipara — Picton Southwards .. .. .. .. .. 56 06 971,991 13 7 5 0 0 Or. 3,064 3 6 .. 968,922 10 1 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 44 14 622,610 4 7 .. Cr. 2,743 12 6 .. 619.866 12 1 Christchurch to Greymouth — Rolleston to Bealey ... .. .. .. .. 73 07 1,012,030 12 4 .. .. .. 1,012,030 12 4 61 579 0 0 Whiteclifis Branch .. .. .. .. .. 11 38 25,021 0 0 .. .. 25 021 0 0 Greymouth to Bealey 58 12 1,979,360 8 9 .. .. Cr. ill 8 10 111 263,889 0 0 Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line (Waiau to Waitaki) .. .. .. .. j 219 07 2,751,886 13 8 3 0 0 .. Or. 50,046 12 10 2,701,837 0 10 316 135 0 0 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) .. ..I 21 76 53,072 8 2 .. .. .. 53 072 8 2 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. .. .. 20 07 44,277 0 0 .. .. .. 44*277 0 0 Lyttelton Branch .. .. .. .. .. 6 26 230,493 18 4 .. '.'. " 230 ,'493 18 4 340 500 0 0 Southbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbridge) .. .. 25 31 92,402 19 11 .. .. Cr. 221 15 3 92,181 4 8 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) .. .. 22 46 110,852 18 10 .. 1,087 8 11 11] 940 7 9 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 77,087 9 8 77*087 9 8 Ashburton to Springburn .. .. .. .. 27 29 64,025 11 3 .. .. .. 64*025 11 3 Orari to Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 .. .. 321 0 0 Fairlie Branch (Washdyke Junction to Fairlie) .. .. 36 05 70,423 14 1 .. 182 16 7 70,606 10 8 75 124 0 0 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. .. 12 63 80,862 4 6.. .. 80*,862 4 6 Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern .. .. .. .. .. 11 44 54,248 0 0 .. Cr. 8,000 0 0 .. 46,248 0 0 Whitecliffs to Rakaia .. .. .. .. .. .. 542 0 0 .. .. 542 0 0 Temuka to Rangitata .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 .. 5 152 0 0 Waitaki to Bluff— " ' Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch .. .. 252 71 4,160,631 0 5 60 0 0 .. Cr. 530 2 7 4,160,040 17 10 82 259 0 0 Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) .. .. .. 37 33 86,564 14 6 .. .. .. 86",564 ]4 6 37*500 0 0 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to Ngapara) .. .. 14 76 25,238 2 0 .. .. 25*,238 2 0 58*,009 0 0 * The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid. —were provided by the Westport Harbour Board, t The funds for purchase of this line —namely, £15,745 —were provided by the Harbour Board. f The funds for this line —namely, £93,450 —were provided by the Westport Harbour Board.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Totei Expenditure Jf^^ M ** ' *"" ™« ™fT" "^™™^ ,_ , Mileage opened for by General Ltenditare ' r Y S t n by Provinces and UBe9OfEailWay ' IraL - °* P " c t t - a Bailways Improvement sSSW&S,. ffl "™' J 1st Marcn, lUdZ. YearS] Construction and and works * oa Open Company. Surveys. Lines. Waitaki to BhxS-oonMnued. M. ch. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s d £ s. d. Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) .. .. 11 75 83,623 4 11 .. .. ■■ off a Ti Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) .. .. 8 55 33,531 8 11 .. .. Or. 620 0 0 32,911 8 11 FernhiU Railway/ 1 60 1,415 0 0 .. .. .. 1.«« 0.0 q to Outran,) i" " " 8"78 it'Htoi " V. 0 7 29,6910 0 Lawrence Branch .. .. •• ■■ •■ 5S b7 /18, -a» l/ i .. •• > Balolutha to Tuapeka Mouth •■ 2 ' 489 ° ° •• " " J'S " , Cathn's Eiver Branch (Balclutha to Tahakopa) .. .. 42 67 463,909 6 3 .. .. .. 463,909 6 3 Heriotburn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) .. .. 26 23 124,808 4 5 .. •■ •• ' *' ? * Waikaka Branch (McNab to Waikaka) 12 65 68,423 0 0 .. •• ■■ ,?o't!5 o 9 Gore to Lumsden 36 39 112,344 3 2 .. .. .. 112,344 32 Edendale to Glenham 9 36 53,613 3 7 .. .. Or. 19 8 9 53,593 14 10 Biversdale to Switzers 13 70 82,285 4 0 .. •■ •• 82,285 4 0 Seaward Bush to Catlin's (Appleby to Tokanui) .. .. 32 79 185,229 5 5 .. .. •■ q ? Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) 147 27 1,452,728 12 1 .. .. 1,107 17 0 1,453,836 9 1 lE S^ 0BngSt0E : 87 04 369,335 13 3 .. .. Or. 36 6 7 369,299 6 8 91,937 0 0 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) .. .. .. 10 40 27,508 4 4 .. .. ■• 2 ''™ ! „ , Ir . , , TT i i t> 1 14.A 0 0 . . J 40 0 0 Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. .. •■ •• lw u u ■• •• •• Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau 56 34 360,289 14 7 .. . Or. 213 16 2 > 5 37,097 0 0 Thornbury to Wairio 22 15 106,213 18 5 .. .. Or. 2,387 0 4 103,826 18 1 23,200 0 0 Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) 12 40 23,337 0 0 .. •;• •• 23,337 0 0 Expenses of Railway Commissions and other Expenditure not .. 10,337 0 0 . . • • • • iu,aa chargeable to Individual Lines SU Sl f sl! n e d WL ! neS ~ 31,126 13! .. 108 17 0 »-»»» J ci ii x , 1 7fiS 0 0 •• 5,70a 0 0 South Island 11759 927 12 11 '.. .. 217,392 5 0 11,977,319 17 11 Rolhng-stock .. .. .. •■ •• •• •• ii,/j»,»ii 11 •• > > „„'_„, , ,, Motorimnibus Service, Wellington .. .. •• 55,596 J 4 4,974 19 7 .-. Depreciation provided for'iut of Railway Revenue and actually " Cr. it', 189 16 8 !! " Or. 323,422 12 8 Cr.762',612 9 4 !. repaid to Public Works Fund ___ . __. .„ o Stock of Permanent-way Materials .. 5,287 13 10 „ Or. 532 17 8 „ 4 ' 754 16 2 " Tota]s 3,339 46 67,366,677 4 2* 8,280 12 9f 82,360 13 1 73,05114 7 67,513,808 19 1 1,787,741 0 0J £10400 TooO accrued depreciation "of assets referred to in section 23 (2), Government Railways Amendment Act, 1931, not deducted. f Excludes £775 apportioned by Railways Department to Railways improvement and additions. t Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.

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TABLE No. 4. Expenditure out of Separate Accounts on Works under the Control of the Public Works Department.

TABLE No. 5. Expenditure on Public Buildings out of Public Works Fund to the 31st March, 1933, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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aS. 1 ™,. Waihou and Loans to Opening up Account National Land for Ohinemuri L S H ies ssaassi £Sk "sassr s ~ s .wSL. *$Sr ----- "Sir BoagSr wissss^ ■ess» «pc-r «°?S°r 01 = ri U Lands improvement. £ I g g jg 1890-91 .. .. .. 25,000 1891-92 .. .. .. 64,000 1892-93 ...... 800 89,800* 1891 92 .. .. .. S.OOOf 1892-93 .. .. .. 29,833f 1893-94 .. .. .. SO.OOOf 1894-95 .. .. .. 6,114t 1894-95 .. .. .. 42,971{ 1895-96 .. .. .. 30,057| 1896-97 .. .. .. 31,017 1897-98 .. .. .. 18,770 1898-99 .. .. .. 16,972 1899-1900 .. .. 31,363 1900-1 .. .. .. 37,390 1901-2 .. .. .. 31,979 1902-3 .. .. .. 18,578 1903-4 .. .. .. 25,753 1904-5 .. .. .. 28,895 1905-6 .. .. .. 38,801 1906-7 .. .. .. 47,371 1907-8 .. .. .. 38,524 1908-9 .. .. .. 54', 713 1909-10 .. .. .. 40,507 .. .. 4,975 607,608§ j 1910-11 .. .. .. .. 45,691 .. 5,619 1911-12 .. .. .. .. 49,739 .. 6,554 .. 3,769 1912-13 .. .. .. .. 47,951 ! .. 2,689 .. 9,555 1913 14 .. .. .. .. 63,245 .. 4,282 .. 9,633 1914-15 .. .. .. .. .. 92,975 9,151 .. 10,004 1915-16 .. .. .. .. .. 47,974 13,344 .. 9,225 1916-17 .. .. .. •• .. 24,730 6,787 .. 10,407 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,996 12,025 1918-19 .. .. .. -. .. .. .. 51,355 27,402 1919-20.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,692 34,806 1920-21.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,920 62,249 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,471 54,379 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78,350 66,708 1923-24.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,186 70,533 1924-25.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,144 53,887 1925-26.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,181 47,908 1926-27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,714 65,855 1927-28.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,337 59,644 1928-29 .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,310 1929-30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,361 1930-31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,080 1931-32 onwards .. .. (No expenditure —all these aoco unts closed.) 697,408 206,626 165,679 I 53,401 424,346 ' 709,740 * Payment to the Public Works Fund under section 31 of the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, in reduction of expenditure under Class " Koads." + Paid into the Public Works Fund, reducing the expenditure under Class " Eoads." Ī Paid into the Lands Improvement Account (now included in Public Works Fund under Class "Roads"), reducing the expenditure on roads. § Expenditure under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891.

TM-oi Expenditure Total Liabilities on „, t , F™>i*«, « t n {or Expenditure Authorities, i Wr i°^ f ' ??«t Year ended t0 Contracts, Ac., ! Expenditure iietmaron, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, j *,„??,?„„ 1982 - 1933. 1933. 1933. Liabilities. £ £ £ £ £ Judicial* .. .. .. .. 1,484,996 3,645 1,488,641 87 1,488,728 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 2,479,278 Gr. 2,786 2,476,492 194 2,476,686 Customs .. .. .. .. 49,441 .. 49,441 .. 49,441 Offices for public Departments! ■• ■• 933,255 766 | 934,021 678 | 934,699 Mental hospitals .. .. .. .. 1,691,365 28,756 1,720,121 5,616 I 1,725,737 Alexandra Depot, Wellington! .. .. 8,084 [ .. 8,084 .. 8,084 School buildings .. .. .. .. 3,344,964 52,623 3,397,587 3,922 3,401,509 Health and Hospital Institutions! •• ■■ 399,421 188 399,609 40 ! 399,649 Quarantine-stations .. .. .. 62,464 .. 62,464 .. 62,464 Parliament Buildings (old buildings) .. 76,553 .. 76,553 .. 76,553 Parliament Buildings (new buildings) .. 393,625 .. 393,625 .. 393,625 Parliament Buildings (alterations to streets sur- 57,089 .. 57,089 .. 57,089 rounding grounds, and purchase of land) Government House, Wellington (land and new 72,645 .. 72,645 .. 72,645 building) Agricultural .. .. .. .. 99,864 Gr. 1,535 98,329 .. 98,329 Workers'dwellings .. .. .. 319,916 .. 319,916 .. 319,916 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 70,813 .. 70,813 .. 70,813 Totals .. .. ■■ ■■ 11,543,773 81,657 11,625,429 10,537 i 11,635,966 * Includes Courthouses, prisons, and police-stations. t Includes £12,500 expended under Finance Act, 1929, section 32. {Expenditure re Defence requirements only. Other expenditure included in " Judicial" class. § Includes £32,754 previously shown under " Public Health."

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TABLE No. 6 ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AT THE 31st MARCH , 1933. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1933, compared with Position at 31st March, 1932.

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1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-33. 1931-32. Assets. 1932-33. ! I ! : £ s. d. Aid to Water-power Works and Electric £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Lake Coleridge scheme- inAss 16 \ Supply Accounts- 1,867,821 1 9 Assets as per separate balance-sheet .. 2,101 233 16 3 Debentures Stock issued- 65,598 8 11 Investments, Sinkmg Fund .. .. 91,947 4 11 15 000 0 0 At 4 per cent, interest .. .. 1,700 0 0 I 2,651,413 18 0 At 4| per cent, interest .. .. ;2,649, 713 18 0 1,933,419 10 8 4,373,639 6 10 At 5 per cent, interest .. .. 4,873,439 6 10 . 739,480 0 0 At 5i per cent, interest .. .. 739,480 0 0 Horahora-Arapuni scheme— , , a ftfi , ,„ , 1,171800 0 0 At 51 per cent, interest .. .. 1,171,800 0 0 4,592,897 2 Assets as per separate balance-sheet .. 4,764,065 10 2 1884 642 6 3 At 6 per cent, interest .. .. 1,884,642 6 3 9,49113 11 Investments, Sinking Fund .. H,937 7 9 ' j F J 11,320,775 11 1 78,866 12 7 Profit and Loss Account-Loss to date .. 4 896 356 is 2 10,835,975 11 1 _J _ 4,681,255 8 7 Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme — 3 788 385 11 3 Assets as per separate balance-sheet .. 3,824,534 8 2 ! Waihi Gold-mining Co., Ltd.- ' 19 1 Profit and Loss Account-Loss to date .. 487,609 5 7 g 212,500 0 0 j Purchase of Horahora works —Deed of .. 212,500 0 0 •! security at 5 per cent, interest. (Due 4,273,009 10 4 1/11/1934) TT7 Waitaki River scheme— 404,068 2 2 Headworks .. .. .. •■ 577,718 15 0 448,954 11 3 Power-house, machinery, &c. .. •• 538,484 17 3 51 397 13 10 Accommodation of workmen .. •• 36,049 18 7 Consolidated Fund- 222', 186 12 7 Transmission-lines and substations .. 26,588 6 11 113,220 5 2 Interest accrued on loans to 31st March, 119,323 1 8 247,879 4 10 Service-line .roads, land, staff village, &c. 19 33 206,195 18 7 Interest and loan charges .. .. /70,140 10 w 897 7 4 Sundry creditors for interest unclaimed .. 590 0 8 53,207 9 11 Stocks 39,737 6 5 y 119,913 2 4 644 19 7 Sundry debtors 489 7 ° 667 161 9 n 114,117 12 6 ' ' 1,634,536 12 9 Other schemes, surveys, <fcc. — Electric Supply Sinking Fund Account 4,346 7 8 North Island 4,559 3 3 12,290 1 3 Amount due under section 23, Finance Act, .. 19,522 19 1 11,347 15 2j South Island U ' /J1 A U 1928 15>8f 5 3 120 0 0 Material on hand .. .. • • 100 0 0 — 15,950 5 o 15,814 2 10 28,496 2 9 Amount set aside as reserve to cover differ- .. 21,674 3 10 : — ence between interest payable on loans raised and interest earned from their temporary investment pending use 11,203,379 7 7 Carried forward .. .. .. ~ 11,694,385 16 4 12,538,035 5 2 Carried forward .. .. •• 13,084,783 5 3

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TABLE No. 6—continued. ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AT THE 31st MARCH, 1933-continued. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1933, as compared with Position at 31st March, 1932-continued.

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1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-38 1Q31 39 a "*■ UM1-JA _«sefc!. 1932-33. s. <1. £ s d £ ri £ i^ 11,203,379 7 7 Brought forward .. .. .. 11 «94 385 Iβ' 4 12 «8 03*; -a u * j £ s. d. £ s. d. . J.i,o»*,d8o io 4 u,£idS,U£it> 5 2 Brought forward .. .. ,. 13,084,783 5 3 Sundry Creditors — t> , . _, . _ , 78,606 0 4 Horahora-Arapuni scheme 57 194 10 9 Balance m Electric Supply Account at the 12,964 3 11 Lake Coleridge scheme ' " 12 61115 1 46 fi 10 R n °l ■ J^~a 17,860 3 8 Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme V. 9 054 it 11 19 q Cash in Pubhc Account 128,295 11 4 28,765 1 2 Waitaki scheme 18 08S Q 9 19 9 In hands of Government officers m New 0 6 6 South Island surveys .. '.'. ••«.«»»» Zealand 22 12 2 — J ō4i ° ō In hands of Government officers in 1 111 8 0 138,495 15 7 Ub ' 944 10 6 LOndOU 129 ' 429 U 6 Depreciation Reserve — 211,609 10 2 Horahora-Arapuni scheme .. .. 283,822 17 2 211,752 S 2 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 244,866 17 11 355,122 9 9 Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme .. 419,256 8 5 778,484 8 1 947,946 3 6 | .. Investment Account (funds invested until .. 4 000 0 0 __ actually required for use) ' Writings-off in Suspense — Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 17 17 9 Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme 2 18 7 20 16 4 Sinking Fund Reserve — 159,910 0 0 Amount utilized for redemption of loans 160,110 0 0 93,115 2 3 Available for further redemptions .. 124,423 9 4 284,533 9 4 ota 1» 5 Interest accrued on investments to 31st 21 8 10 March, 1933 Reserve Fund— " Sundry debtors for interest due but unpaid.. 1,07112 7 172,249 7 9 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. .. 195,475 2 2 373 19 5 1 ' 093 2 5 £12,547,634 1 3 Total .. £13910 qnt; is 9 i •> m , , — ~ " " 18 2 £12,547,634 1 3 Total .. £13,219,305 18 2 Ē. L. Gkeensmith, Assistant Accountant, Public Works Department

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TABLE No. 6— continued. ELCCTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY. Profit and Loss Account for Year ended 31st March, 1933, compared with Year ended 31st March, 1932. Gross Revenue Account.

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193 1_32. 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. £ s d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sale of energy- £ e. d £ 8. d. 8,712 15 0 To Generating expenses, headworks, and power- .. 7,930 3 11 216,345 18 4 Wholesale .. .. •• 1 .™ » jj house 36 7 1 Retail .. .. • ■ j g 5,753 0 9 Transmission-lines, maintenance, &c. .. .. 9,934 7 4 ' 3,187 12 11 Substation, Addington, operation and main- .. 3,359 15 0 216,382 5 5 6,054 1111 Distribution .. 6,89114 3 Discounts forfeited fines, &e 29 5 5 2,802 11 0 Power purchased in bulk .. .. .. •• 6 15 10 L esg _ W ritings-oft in suspense .. 17 17 9 ' n 7 8 3,752 19 1 Stand-by provision .. .. .. •• 20,803 18 6 6,981 5 10 Management and general expenses .. .. 8,859 13 7 37 244 16 6 57,779 12 7 1,282 3 0 Land and buildings .. .. 1,620 8 8 180!951 4 7 Balance, to Net Revenue Account .. .. 155,565 4 3 185 1 6 Electric lines ™ * ° 181 13 8 Electric plant 270 12 S g Q81 lg 10 1,648 18 2 158 1 8 Tees for testing and repairing electrical ap- .. 134 11 10 pliances and earnings of motor-vehicles £218,196 1 1 £213,344 16 10 £218,196 1 1 £213,344 16 10 Net Revenue Account. s d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ _ s. d. 12,500 5 7 To Depreciation on completed work 29,552 2 8 180,951 4 7 By Balance from Gross Revenue Account .. .. 155,565 4 3 73,484 10 9 Interest for year ended 31st March .. .. .. 84,248 10 6 94,966 8 3 Balance, to Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 41,764 11 1 j £180,951 4 7 £155,565 4 3 £180,951 4 7 £155,565 4 3

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a d l*'™l Jo 10 * To Sinking Fund Reserve Account 20,538 16 8 94,966 8 3 By Balance from Net Revenue Account .. 41 764 li 1 76,904 12 S General Reserve Account .. .. .. .. 21,225 14 5 I " iJ ->' u * ±L * £94,966 8 3 £41,764 11 1 £94,966 8 3 £41,764 11 1 Depreciation Reserve Account. £ s - d - £ s. d. £ s. d. j * s d o,?'«2 o 2 T ° g e P laoements > Renewals, &c .. 4,907 14 10! 197,627 3 10 ' By Balance from previous year's statement 211~75'> 8 2 211,752 8 2 Balance 244,866 17 11 7,905 1 9 Interest at 4 per cent, per annum 111 12,500 5 7 i Amount set aside as per Net Revenue Account .. .. 29*552 2 8 £218,032 11 2 £249,774 12 9 £218,032 U~T\ !£249,774 12 9 Sinking Fund Reserve Account. : ~ — —— . . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d 193,865 8 4! To Balance .. .. , 222,828 i 7 12 5 By Balance at close of previous year 193,865 % 4 18,061 15 10 Amount, set aside as per Profit and Loss Appropriation 2o'ō38 16 8 Account 7,340 0 1 Interest .. .. .. ., ., .. § 423 16 7 £193,865 8 4 . £222,828 1 7 £193,865 8 4 £222 828 1 7 General Reserve Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. o , 174,249 7 9 To Balance 195,475 2 2! 97,344 15 4 By Balance at close of previous year 174,249 79 76,904 12 5 Amount set aside as per Profit and Loss Appropriation 14 5 Account £174,249 7 9 £195,475 2 2 iJ£174,249 7 9 £195,475 2 2

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1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-33. 1931-32. Assets. 1932-33. £ 3. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. ! £ s. d. Works at Lake Coleridge— £ s. d. £ s. d. 211,752 8 2 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. j 244,866 17 11 784,252 16 1 Headworks, power-house machinery, build- .. 784,652 11 7 ings, &c. 174,249 7 9 Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. 195,475 2 2 391,434 0 0 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. 540,554 16 6 Sinking Fund Reserve — 110,242 0 0 ! Amount utilized for redemption of loans .. 110,342 0 0 83,623 8 4 j Available for further redemptions .. 112,486 1 7 113,625 5 5 Substation, Addington .. .. .. .. 131.840 7 11 1 222,828 1 7 97,264 12 10 ' Diesel station, Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 97,439 8 5 193,865 8 4 I 168,132 10 9 Distribution .. .. .. .. .. 21S.740 10 6 7,810 18 4 i Service transformers and meters .. .. .. 9,393 2 6 27,237 16 8 j Plant, equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. 27,232 5 9 Sundry creditors — 109,685 5 3 ! Salaries, and engineering, office, and general .. 113,842 15 2 5,995 15 7 Public Works Department .. .. 7,881 5 8 expenses on preliminary surveys and con345 4 11 Other Government Departments .. 491 0 4 struction 6,623 3 5 Non-departmental .. .. .. 4,239 9 1 33,616 0 0 Cost of raising loans .. .. .. .. 43,347 5 3 12,611 15 1 I 69,437 15 3 Interest during construction .. .. .. 86,840 6 2 12,964 3 11 |l,802,497 0 7 2,053,883 9 9 Writings-off in suspense .. .. .. .. 17 17 9 20,285 6 1 Stocks of material .. .. ,. .. 21,237 3 9 Balance carried to general balance-sheet — 1,933,419 10 8 Total assets as per contra .. .. 2,193,171 1 2 ! 44,998 0 3 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 26,061 19 2 592,831 8 2 Less total liabilities as above .. 675,799 14 6 40 14 10 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. 41 3 7 1,517,371 6 8J 65,598 8 11 Sinking-fund investments .. .. .. .. 91,947 4 11 1,340,588 2 6 I . ' j 1,933,419 10. 8 I J2,193,171 1 2 j 1,933,419 10 8 .. 12,193,171 1 2 I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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II 1931-32. ■ 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. £ s. d. To Generating - expenses, headworks, and £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of energy — £ s. d. £ s. d. power-house — 295,077 15 2 Wholesale consumers .. .. 308,848 1 8 6,560 16 5 Mangahao .. .. .. 7,100 1 1 756 15 10 Retail consumers.. .. .. 758 5 4 7,252 6 9 Waikaremoana .. .. .. 7,388 19 5 ! . 309,606 7 0 ; 14,489 0 6 j 295,834 11 0 13,813 3 2 — 15,238 16 9 Transmission - lines, patrol mainten- .. 14,528 3 3 Rents — ance, &o. 3,499 12 4 Cottages, &o. .. .. .. 3,068 110 5,894 17 1 Substations — Operating maintenance, .. 8,403 18 10 233 7 9 Poles, land, and plant .. .. 187 13 6 &c. 3,255 15 4 Management and general — 3,733 0 1 13,952 15 0 Salaries, office expenses, accident, .. 16,485 10 7 sick, and holiday pay, postages, &c. 15 7 10 Tests and inspections .. .. .. 40 6 1 ■ 439 7 6 i Penalties .. .. .. .. .. 440 0 0 48,899 12 0 53,906 13 2 251,122 14 5 Balance, to Net Revenue Account .. .. 259,435 15 3 £300,022 6 5 £313,342 8 5 £300,022 6 5 £313,342 8 5 Net Revenue Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. :, £ s. d. £ s . d. 65,681 16 5 To Depreciation on completed works .. .. .. 52,645 9 9 | 251,122 14 5 By Balance from Gross Revenue Account .. .. 259,435 15 3 202,775 3 9 Interest for year ended 31st March, 1933 .. .. 209,775 12 0 17,334 5 9 Loss for year .. .. .. .. .. 2,985 6 6 £268.457 0 2 £262,421 1 9 £268,457 0 2 | £262,421 1 9 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account. ■ i If j 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s d 467,289 13 4 To Balance from previous year .. .. .. 484,623 19 1] 484,623 19 1 By Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 487,609 5 7 17,334 5 9 Balance from Net Revenue Account .. .. J 2,985 6 6 1 ■ : I ; £484.623 19 1 £487,609 5 7 £484,623 19 1 ; £487,609 5 7

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. £ s - d. £ s. d. i £ s. d. £ s d 6,884 6 0 To Replacements, renewals, &c. .. .. .. .. 4,239 9 1 | 284,965 15 2 By Balance at close of previous year .. .. .. 355,122 9 9 355,122 9 9 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 419,256 8 5 11,359 4 2 Interest at 4 per cent, per annum .. .. .. 14,204 18 0 65,681 16 o Amount set aside as per Net Revenue Account .. 52,645 9 9 Depreciation Fund taken over from Arapuni .. .. 1,523 0 0 ! £362,006 15 9 £423,495 17 6 £362,006 15 9 £423,495 17 6 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. 1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-33. 1931-32. Assets. 1932-33. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d 355,122 9 9 Depreciation Reserve .. .. .. .. 419,256 8 5 j1,202, 526 0 3 I Works at Mangahao—Headworks. power- 1,204,932 11 5 17,860 3 8 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 9,054 14 11 . • house, machinery, &c. Bad debt in Suspense .. .. .. .. 2 18 7 518,618 8 9 Works at Waik'aremoana — Headworks, 518,571fl 3 power-house, machinery, «fee. 1,723,503 12 8 Balance carried to General Balance-sheet — 1,721,144 9 0 4,273,009 10 4 Total assets as per contra .. .. 4,312,143 13 9 752'ō61 19 1 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. 751 877 16 6 372,982 13 5 Less total liabilities as above .. 428,314 1 11 435,117 10 2 Substations .. .. .. .. 8 6 ■ 3,883,829 11 10 14,941 7 8 Plant, motor-vehicles, construction tools, &c. .. 14,'l52 11 5 3,900,026 16 11 98,022 19 4 Service buildings, workmen's accommoda- .. 97,870 14 2 tion, &c. 39,729 17 0 Temporary development, Waikaremoana.. .. 39,241 9 10 3,792 4 7 Harbour facilities, Waikokopu .. .. .. 3,841 6 7 218,163 12 5 Salaries and expenses of Engineers and .. 222,338 13 9 others on surveys and during construction 77,178 19 6 Cost of raising loans .. .. .. .. 79,285 19 6 298,651 3 0 Interest during construction .. .. .. 299,053 1 8 3,659,304 1 9 3,690,474 14 7 47,078 19 6 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. 47,941 1 0 82,002 10 0 Sundry debtors, payments in advance, &c. .. 86,115 14 0 484,623 19 1 Accumulated loss to date .. .. .. ! 487,609 5 7 Sundry debtors in Suspense .. .. .. 2 18 7 £4,273,009 10 4 £4,312,143 13 9 £4,273,009 10 4 £4,312,143 13 9

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. £ s. d. To Generating expenses, headworks, and power- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. house — ! 158,196 11 1 By Sales of electrical energy to wholesale con- 333,669 3 3 8,317 0 7 Horahora .. .. .. .. 3,491 12 6 sumers . 2,073 9 11 Arapuni .. .. .. .. 8,347 3 5 13 5 2 Less discounts and rebates .. .. 25 17 7 11,838 15 11 I 333,643 5 8 10.390 10 6 I 158,183 5 11 Operation and maintenance of— 6,308 6 11 Waihi Grand Junction steam-plant .. 34 19 9 8,969 0 6 Diesel Station, Penrose .. .. 1,351 14 6 7 10 0 Hire of plant .. .. .. ■• ' 7 10 0 12,394 4 8 Huntly Steam Station .. .. 717 16 8 778 11 0 Rent of lines .. .. .. .. 771 10 0 22,514 10 8 Power purchased in bulk .. .. 6,128 16 4 2,536 5 6 Miscellaneous rents .. .. .. 2,645 8 6 25,972 14 6 Half additional net costs King's Wharf 2,639 15 7 ! 3,424 8 6 Station 3,322 6 6 ' 10,873 2 10 ' 76,158 17 3 7,642 18 4 Operation and maintenance of main trans- .. 6,002 19 7 I 332 18 6 Testing, oil-drying, and repairs for consumers .. 521 5 5 mission-lines 7,453 1 6 Operation and maintenance of main sub- .. 6,849 18 8 stations 19 2 0 Operation and maintenance of distribution .. 22 2 11 45 3 0 Fees for inspection of lines and testing of .. 52 10 3 substations instruments 334 6 6 Operation and maintenance of distribution- .. 386 6 7 1 lines (11,000- volt) 72 15 6 Live-line testing and changing of insulators ... 80 18 8 2,645 17 7 General supervision and management of .. 2,719 1 7 transmission and distributing systems Management and general — 10,285 6 0 Salaries, rent, postages, insurances, &c. .. 8,96708 115,002 15 2 47,740 7 5 46,880 18 9 Balance to Net Revenue Account .. .. 289,901 2 5 £161,883 13 11 £337,641 9 10 £161,883 13 11 £337,641 9 10

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 62,523 12 8 To Interest on purchase-money for plant purchased from Waihi 218,847 15 7 j 46,880 18 9 By Balance from Gross Revenue Account .. .. .. 289,901 2 5 Gold-mining Co., Ltd., and on advances from Treasury 40,554 3 11 Balance to Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 41,487 4 8 24,911 10 0 Depreciation on completed works (2 per cent.) and on stocks 75,951 0 9 King's Wharf Station, half capital charges thereon .. 36,589 10 9 £87,435 2 8 £331,388 7 1 | £87,435 2 8 £331,388 7 1 _ ■ Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for Yβ ak ended 31st March, 1933, compared with Year ended 31st March, 1932. £ s. d. £ s - d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 38,312 8 8 To Balance at close of previous year .. .. .. 78,866 12 7 78,866 12 7 By Balance to general balance-sheet .. .. .. 120,353 17 3 40*554 3 11 Balance from Net Revenue Account .. .. .. 41,487 4 8 j £78,866 12 7 £120,353 17 3 £78,866 12 7 £120,353 17 3 Depreciation Eeserve Account. — ' ■ i j £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. I £ s. d. 8,378 15 3 To Replacements, renewals, &c. .. .. .. .. 10,679 1 4 187,573 16 5 By Balance at close of previous year .. .. .. 211,609 10 2 Amount transferred, Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme .. 1,523 0 0 7,502 19 0 Interest for year .. .. .. .. .. 8,464 7 7 211,609 10 2 Balance to general balance-sheet .. .. .. 283,822 17 2 j 24,911 10 0 Amount set aside as per Net Revenue Account .. .. 75,951 0 9 £219,988 5 5 £296,024 18 6 j £219,988 5 5 j £296,024 18 6

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Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1933.

TABLE No. 6— continued. ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. WAIKATO ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY.—HORAHORA-ARAPUNI SCHEME— continued. Sinking Fund Account.

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1931-32. 1932-33. 69,159 13 11 j To Balance .. .. 61,705 7 9 56,740 2 7 By Balance at close of previous year .. 13 H J 2,419 11 4 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 10 £59,159 13 11 j £61,705 7 9 £59,159 13 11 J £61,705 7 9

1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-33. 1931-32. Assets. 1932-33. 91 Ana in d 9 T, £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Works at Horahora— £ s . d. £ s d. 211,609 10 2 Depreciation reserve .. 283,822 17 2 | 306,272 3 4 Headworks, generating station, transformer .. 310,956 3 9 ■ buildings, and machinery, &c. Sinking Fund — 49,668 0 0 Utilized for redemption of loans .. 49,768 0 0 9,491 13 11 Amount available for further redemptions 11,937 7 9 — -| 61,705 7 9 59,159 13 11 Sundry creditors — 22,906 7 0; Public Worts Department .. .. 11,241 10 8 2,233 7 3 ! Other Government Departments .. 147 19 3 53,766 6 1 Non-departmental .. .. .. 45,805 0 10 7S Qnfi - . 57,194 10 9 78 - 906 ° 4 Works at Arapuni— tj . . ,, ,, , , |2,016, 934 17 2 J Headworks and tail-race, machinery, trans- .. 2,074,540 2 3 A fiSl 9« 8 17 tT? Oa T ° general baJance - formers and switch-gear, buildings, &c. ■S?o'«« a Total assets as .. .. 4,896,356 15 2 Auxiliary plants- 8 ' 349,675 4 5 Less liabilities as above .. .. 402,722 15 8 9,139 9 4! Waihi Grand Junction steam-plant .. 9 127 9 4 a qqt kqa a o -4,493,633 19 6 61,814 9 5 Diesel station, Penrose .. . 61! 814 9 5 4,331,580 4 2 10> 855 14 1 ! Huntly steam-plant .. . 10 814 1 11 "81,809 12 10 I 81 ' 756 ° 8 I 4,681,255 8 7 Carried forward .. .. .. 4,896,356 15 2 2,405,016 13 4 Carried forward .. .. .. 2,467,252 6 8

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I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-33. 1931-32. Assets. 1932-33. I £ d £ s d. £ s d i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,681,255 8 7 Brought forward .. -. .. "4,896,356 15 2 2,405,016 13 4 Brought forward .. .. .. •• 2,467,252 6 8 637,762 17 2 Transmission-lines .. .. .. ■• 690,134 17 11 419,052 13 11 Substations .. .. .. •• •• 409,446 15 5 40,852 19 9 Distribution-lines .. .. •• •• 33,193 3 1 Distribution substations, 11,000 kv. — 8,642 18 6 Waihi Grand Junction .. .. 8,642 18 6 2 187 12 3 Taps for consumers .. .. •• 2,187 12 3 —- 10,830 10 9 Hamilton Area —Land at Ruakura, stores, .. 18,181 12 9 buildings, staff residences, &o. 19,233 15 1 Loose tools and equipment, motor - lorries, .. 19,428 14 5 cars, &c. 178,516 16 10 Salaries of officers, engineering office, and .. 187,340 5 3 general expenses on surveys and on construction 612,625 5 1 Interest during construction .. .. •• 627,280 10 7 148,600 12 4 Cost of raising loans .. .. •• j •■ 154,696 12 4 23,594 16 8 Stocks of spares, &c, on hand .. .. •• 23,155 15 4 4,496,087 0 11 4,640,941 4 6 57,216 19 4 Stocks of material on hand .. .. •• 39,542 4 9 Debtors — 39,593 1 10 For electricity and sales of materials .. .. 83,582 0 11 9,491 13 11 Sinking-fund investments .. .. -• 11,937 7 9 78,866 12 7 Net loss .. .. ■• •• •• 120,353 17 3 £4,681,255 8 7 £4,896,356 15 2 £4,681,255 8 7 £4,896,356 15 2

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TABLE No. 7. IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY. Schedule of Schemes completed or under Construction.

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Main Canal Dis- I River charge (Maximum). Works authorized. Works completed. Source of Supp.y. ™£» ~ ~~ 'TT 1 " *™ *«£"" Remark mum) £ s P er DlM ' m 8 Records available. la<iz - (Gross). at Present. Main Distribu- Main Distribu- March 1933 Design. 1032-33. Canals. taries. Canals. taries. I Cusecs. ; Cusecs. Cusecs. Inches. Inches. Acres. Acres. M. ch. M cli. M. ch M ch £ Steward Settlement Waitaki River .. .. 110 .. 20-29 21-14 18,000 .. 14 60 50 31 14 60 50 31 12~115 Completed (Steward Settlement) Otekaike.. .. Otekaike River .. 9 15 .. 21-48 21-38 1,500 800 14 37 3 47 14 37 3 47 3,631 Completed. Used only on (Duntroon) west side of river Ida Valley .. Manorburn, Pool- .. 110 97 16-01 15-47 14,000 11,286 73 0 54 0 73 0 29 50 1 burn, and Moa (Moa Creek) Creek (Storage j>273, 630 Completed. Additional P 11 Manorburn Dam) st{ £ nQW furmshed b Galloway.. .. Manorburn Dam .. .. 30 29 13-97 12-01 3,450 2,503:10 50 10 7 10 50 10 7 J Poolburn Dam. (Gallowav) Manuherikia - Alex- Manuherikia River 77 100 86 ' 14-90 " 11-78 7,000 5,405 23 0 46 20 23 0 46 20 233 049 I Completed andra-Clyde No. 1 (Alexandra, Ophir, I and Clyde) Ardgour .. .. Lindis River ... 35 20 21 19-13 14-31 2,000 1,462 13 0 2 40 13 0 2 40 33,507 Completed. (Tarras) Arrow River .. Arrow River ..40 50 30-25 26-79 22-12 6,536 2,794 .. .. 9 18 24 2 140,219 Completed. (Arrowtown and Frankton) Hawkdun (formerly Tributaries of Manu- .. 60 22 24-09 20'05 10,000 8,196 66 0 101 0 66 0 90 12 67 885 Completed Mount Ida) herikia River and (Naseby and Naseby Eweburn Reservoir Plantation) Earnscleugh (Fraser Fraser River .. 10 47 63'75 14-58 1323 2,743 2,053 1130 17 60 1130 17 60 10 398 Completed River) (allraces) (Earnscleugh) Last Chance (Fruit- Shingle, Coal Gorge, 8 20 14 15-62 16-65 4,300 2,915 22 0 5 70 20 78 5 70 28 796 Completed lands and Earns- and Butcher's (Earnscleugh and cleugh Tops) Creek Roxburgh East) Tarras •• •• Lindis River ..35 70 36 19-13 14-31 6,000 2,831 2170 17 55 2170 17 55 136,710 Completed. (Tarras) Bengerburn .. Bengerburn .. 1 4 4 .. | 1,000 144 2 6 2 6 i 690 Completed Teviot River .. Teviot River and 40 80 57 16-66 1 f 3,3001 f. Iβ 51 10 55 16 51 j 10 55 1 f Completed' and serving all T • . R . ', Lake Onslow Dam (Roxburgh East) <J j>3, 841 <( j>55, land requiring water Teviot River Exten- Ditto .. ..40 80 57 16-66 J [ 2,0001 (_ 3 77 4 2 3 77 4 2 J I Completed sion (Roxburgh East) \ Idaburn .. .. Idaburn Dam ..3 8 6 22-93 19-85 2,500 615 10 0 0 40 7 26 0 40 6,701 Main scheme completed. ( Moa Creek > Black - Small extension to be stone Hill) ma j p fVii« T7«ai> Omakau .. .. Manuherikia River 1 36 65 * y and Storage Dam Y S- . 20-26 16-68 10,800 ... 42 0 50 0 11 1 .. 78,698 j 8,000 acres to be supplied and Thompsons J 7 15 J (Clyde, Ophir, and (irrigable) from main race and 2,800 Creek { BlaekstoneHiU) acres from Thompson's . 1 I i [ I ; I and adjacent creeks.

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Main Canals Kiver Discharge Average Kainfall Hamuli A rea Length of Length 01 Expenditure Scheme. Source oi Supply. Discharge (Maximum), from i<m commanded Mam Distribu- to, 31 ?* Kemarks. (Minimum). as per Records available. iadJ - (Gross). Canal. tanes. March, 1933.; Design. | Cusecs. Cuseos. Inches. Inches. Acres. Miles. Miles. £ ... Maniototo (Upper Taieri) Taieri River and storage 25 500 17-23 17-13 100,000 60 .. 9,059 Modified scheme for complete irrigation of v rF ' dam (Waipiata) 5,000 acres is possible without storage, or lor reasonable partial irrigation of 15,000 acres. Surveys practically complete for scheme to Cromwell Plat and Low- Hydro-electric develop- 29 .. 20-75 irrigate 100,000 acres. burn (Roaring Meg) ment of Roaring Meg (Roaring (Luggate) 22-81 .. .. .. 3,774 Hydro-electric scheme under investigation. and pumping from Meg) Power would be available for pumping imgaClutha and Kawarau tion supphes to 8 000 acres in Upper Clutha Riverg Valley. Portion of this area could be supplied from Hawera River power and pumping Upper Clutha Valley (in- Hawea and Clutha Rivers 580 .. 20-8 I scheme. eluding Hawea Plats) (pumping) with power- (Hawea R.) (Hawea Flat, Lug- 24-6 .. .. .. •• | Investigations have been made for a hydrostation at outlet of 3,000 gate, and Tarras) electric power development at the outlet oi Lake Hawea (Clutha R.) Lake Hawea. Sufficient power would be available to pump water from the Hawea and Clutha Rivers to 13,700 acres in the Upper Clutha Valley. Upper Manuherikia (ex- Manuherikia River and 36 .. 20-51 20-75 16,000 58 60 6,553 Surveys and investigations have been made for tension of Omakau storage dam at Manu- (at dam- (Clyde, Ophir, and the extension of the Omakau scheme (now Scheme) herikia Falls site) i (Blackstone Hill) under construction) to supply lands between ' Tiger Hill and Clyde. Irrigable area, 12,000 acres. Chapman's Gully .. Conroy's Creek and stor- 3 .. 14-05 14-14 580 .. .. .. Portion now served by private races. age dam (Alexandra; . . . Teviot River Extension* ! Teviot River and Lake 40 57 16-35 22-93 2,300 .. .. 207 To irrigate a limited area m the vicinity of Onslow Dam (Roxburgh East) Ettrick, on west side of Clutha B^er Scandinavian.. .. Tributaries of Manuheri- .. 20 31-19 25-61 .. .. .. .. For lands about St. Bathan s To bear £15,000 kia River (St. Bathan's) towards cost of Falls dam, Upper Manuherikia scheme. Irrigable area, 3,000 acres. Investigation of proposed .. .. .. •• •■ •• •■ •• 7,387 Includes the reading of river and rain gauges. schemes I [ . * Put under Xeviot Jiiver scheme with which it win be ultimately amalgamated.

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APPENDICES TO THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, 1933,

APPENDIX A. AUDITED STATEMENT OE EXPENDITUEE ON PUBLIC WOEKS OUT OE THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND FOR THE YEAR 1932-33.

Prepared in compliance with Section 8 of the Public Works Act, 1928.

Sir, — Public Works Department, Wellington, 6th July, 1933. In compliance with the Bth section of the Public Works Act, 1928, I enclose a statement of the expenditure during the preceding financial year on all works and services chargeable to the Public Works Fund. I have, &c, John Bitchener, The Controller and Auditor-General, Wellington. Minister of Public Works.

Statement of Net Expenditure on all Works and Services chargeable to the Public Works Fund for the Year 1932-33.

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■ ™* N ° S ™~ AP ?io°n Pria - EzpeXure. Credits in Aid. Bxp ™ tuTe> General Purposes Account — £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 37 Public Works, Departmental .. .. 110,309 198,060 4 6 93,156 5 6 104,903 19 0 38,39 Railways .. .. .. .. 210,000 555,783 16 1394,930 19 7 160,852 16 6 40-47 Public Buildings .. .. .. 174,004 125,200 1 3 34,632 9 4 90,567 1111 48 Timber-supply and Sawmills, &c, for Public 300 21 0 0 0 5 0 20 15 0 Works Department 49 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries for 2,000 7,320 18 8 11,101 0 10Or. 3,780 2 2 Public Works Department 50,51 Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. .. 4,000 2,149 12 2 6,739 2 7 Or. 4,589 10 5 52 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. 21,000 14,651 15 196 8 7 14,454 12 10 53 Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works .. 497,034 478,93115 8 82,372 19 1 396,558 16 7 54 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 100,000 147,402 14 5 47,403 19 5 99,998 15 0 55 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. 114,000 67,834 9 1 28,928 12 5 38,905 16 8 56 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. 70,000 55,342 10 7 2,051 19 6 53,290 11 1 57 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. 23,400 20,249 17 6 5,442 13 1 14,807 4 5 58 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. 20,000 24,611 6 6 66,315 12 6Or.41,704 6 0 59 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. 500,000 119,292 19 7 571 5 6 118,72114 1 Totals, General Purposes Account .. 1,846,047 1,816,852 7 6 773,843 12 111,043,008 14 6 Electric Supply Account — 60 Development of Water-power .. .. 612,000 581,130 18 3 19,569 12 1 561,561 6 2 Unauthorized—Services not provided for .. .. 27,500 0 0 .. 27,500 0 0 Totals, Public Works Fund .. 2,458,047 2,425,483 5 8793,413 5 01,632,070 0 8

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APPENDIX A—continued.

Note. —This statement includes only the expenditure on works, and does not include expenditure such as interest, sinking funds, and charges and expenses of loans. J. J. Gibson, Accountant. C. J. McKenzie, Engineer-in-Chief and Under-Secretary. Examined and found correct, subject to the foregoing Departmental note. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Vote No. Name of Vote. priation. Expenditure. Credits in Aid. Expenditure. Public Wobes Fund. General Purposes Account — £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 37 Public Works, Departmental .. .. 110,309 198,060 4 6 93,156 5 6 104,903 19 0 Railways— 38 Railway-construction .. .. 100,000 136,460 8 3 66,857 15 2 69,602 13 1 39 Railways Improvement and Additions to 110,000 419,323 7 10328,073 4 5 91,250 3 5 Open Lines Public Buildings— 40 General 2,432 2,111 7 5 4 0 0 2,107 7 5 41 Courthouses .. .. ■• 1,512 969 13 2 .. 969 13 2 42 Education Buildings 100,000 59,672 18 7 7,049 18 7 52,623 0 0 43 Prison Buildings and Works .. .. 4,000 2,153 17 3 128 2 1 2,025 15 2 44 Police-stations 1,500 1,021 17 0 .. 1,021 17 0 45 Postal and Telegraph .. .. 12,000 30,198 0 4 27,434 13 8 2,763 6 8 46 Mental Hospital Buildings .. .. 50,560 28,77118 10 15 15 0 28,756 3 10 47 Health and Hospital Institutions .. 2,000 300 8 8 .. 300 8 8 48 Timber-supply and Sawmills, &c, for Public j 300 21 0 0 0 5 0 20 15 0 Works Department 49 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries for 2,000 7,320 18 8 11,101 0 10O. 3,780 2 2 Public Works Department Lighthouses and Harbour-works — 50 Lighthouses 1,200 687 13 1 .. 687 13 1 51 Harbour-works 2,800 1,461 19 1 6,739 2 7 Cr. 5,277 3 6 52 Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. 21,000 14,651 15 196 8 7 14,454 12 10 53 Roads .fee . .. •• 497,034 478,931 15 8 82,372 19 1 396,558 16 7 54 Telegraph Extension 100,000 147,402 14 5 47,403 19 5 99,998 15 0 55 Lands, Miscellaneous 114,000 67,834 9 1 28,928 12 5 38,905 16 8 56 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. | 70,000 55,342 10 7 2,05119 6 53,290 11 1 57 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. 23,400 20,249 17 6 5,442 13 1 14,807 4 5 58 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. 20,000 24,611 6 6 66,315 12 6Cr.41,704 6 0 59 Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. 500,000 119,292 19 7 571 5 6 118,721 14 1 Totals, General Purposes Account .. 1,846,0471,816,852 7 5 773,843 12 111,043,008 14 6 Electric Supply Account — 60 Development of Water-power .. .. 612,000 581,130 18 3 19,569 12 1 561,561 6 2 Unauthorized—Services not provided for .. .. 27,500 0 0 .. 27,500 0 0 Totals, Public Works Fund .. 2,458,047 2,425,483 5 8 793,413 5 01,632,070 0 8

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APPENDIX B.

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-TN-CHIEF.

The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. Minister op Public Works. Sir,— I have the honour to submit the following report upon the various works under my control completed and in progress throughout the Dominion during the period from Ist July, 1932, to the 30th June, 1933. Table No. 3 (pages 9-1-1) shows the expenditure on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1933, and also the mileage opened for traffic.

RAILWAYS. North Auckland Main Trunk Railway.—Okaihau Northwards : Rangiahua Section. Owing to the suspension of construction work in January, 1931, work done on the above railway during the past year has consisted mainly of overhauling machinery and plant, and of the sorting-up and disposal of unused stores, materials, and buildings. General maintenance work has also been carried out in connection with the workers' accommodation and other temporary buildings which are still in use. The drainage and water-supply systems serving portions of camps still occupied by ex Public Works Department workers have also been maintained. Dargaville Branch Railway. The work done on this branch, Kirikopuni to Tangowahine, has consisted chiefly of maintenance of the permanent-way for the passenger and goods traffic, and of repairs to workers' dwellings, watersupply, and sanitary services. In the Tangowahine Workshop running-repairs to locomotives used in maintaining the service have been carried out, and also reconditioning effected on plant items used on general district work. During the year the passenger and goods service carried 4,876 passengers, 2,734 tons of general goods, 87,500 super feet of timber, 796 bales of wool, 32,600 head of stock of all classes, and 5,000 cubic yards of road-metal. Tauraroa Quarry. This quarry was reopened in October, 1932, to supply metal in connection with a road-metalling scheme. The total output for the period was 21,574 cubic yards of crushed metal and 150 cubic yards of spalls of which 20,180 cubic yards were used'on roadworks, 300 cubic yards on the Dargaville Branch Railway, and 1,245 cubic yards sold to Whangarei and Otamatea County Councils. A new road access is being provided to enable road-vehicles to obtain metal direct from the quarry. Napier-Gisborne Railway.—Waikokopu-Gisborne Section. No work has been done on this railway during the year, except that the service roads have been kept open. Stores and plant have been cared for during the year, and a substantial quantity of this surplus material disposed of by sale in that interval. Napier-Gisborne Railway.—Napier-Wairoa Section. Putorino Section. —Restoration work was put in hand by the Department at the beginning of the year, but was discontinued before completion. The work of strengthening the foundations at the Matahoura Viaduct, north side, was completed.. Wairoa Section (length 33 m. 32 ch.). —No construction work on this section has been done ; the small maintenance programme includes the protection of structural steel and repair of plant. The Mohaka Viaduct steelwork has been cleaned, and has received two coats of paint. . Maintenance of earthwork has taken the form of keeping water-tables open, and the approaches to culverts free. The length from Mohaka Station-yard to Wairoa has been kept open for traffic and used for the transport of the Department's material and Native land-development material. Stores and plant have been cared for during the year, and a substantial amount of surplus material and workmen's accommodation disposed of by sale. Waikokopu Branch Railway. This line, 24 m. 30 ch. in length, has been maintained to a sufficient standard to allow goods traffic to be continued. Repairs to the Waikokopu Breakwater to make good damage caused by storms have been in hand, 173 cubic yards of massive concrete blocks being cast in position. The goods service has been maintained throughout the year, the revenue showing a surplus over working-expenses.

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Stratford Main Trunk Railway (East End). Bv arrangement with the Kailway Department, work was organized to enable the line to be handed over on the 31st March, 1933. However, ten days prior to this date a heavy flood was experienced, causing great damage. In particular, the approach cuttings to the Okahukura Tunnel were filled with slip material and timber ofi the hillsides, and large quantities of debris and slurry carried into the tunnel for the whole of its length of 76 chains. This flood damage completely suspended traffic and necessitated several months' additional work cleaning up and repairs to the track. Details of the work done during the year are as follow : — Matiere Section (0 m. to 10 m.).—Four bridges have been resleepered, and all steel bridges except the Ongarue River Bridge repainted. Timber bridges have been overhauled. The flood damage already referred to was particularly severe on the Matiere Section. The line was sufficiently restored to allow through goods service to resume on 15th May. At end of the year the section was in first-class condition. , , „ Ohura Section (10 m. to 19 m. 10 ch.)—Bridges have been painted and overhauled, and lull maintenance on the section carried out during the year. Tokirima Section (19 m. 10 ch. to 29 m. 70 ch.).— Ballasting of the section was completed. Various details of work involved in completing work have been done, including such items as painting bridges, fixing creep straps on bridges, metalling private crossing, laying extra siding in Tokirima Yard. The re-erection of two platelayers' cottages at Mangaparo, transferred from Matiere, is m hand. Heao Section (29 m. 70 ch. to 55 m. 40 ch. on chainage from western end ; length, 3m. 50 ch.).— On this section platelaying, ballasting, and fencing have been completed. The Heao Stream bridges were completed and guard-rails and creep straps fitted. The Mangatete Tunnel is complete, 8 chains of excavation and lining being done during the year. Traffic. Throughout the year, except during the six weeks that the line was blocked by slips, the Department carried out its passenger, goods, and ballast services. On the 7th November, 1932, the Eight Hon. the Prime Minister performed the ceremony of driving the last spike, and declared the line open. On the 12th December the Kailway Department commenced a regular through goods service between Taumarunui and Stratford, and this has been maintained except for the period of six weeks already referred to when line was blocked. At the end of the year it appeared that all works would be complete and the line ready for handing over to the Eailway Department by about the beginning of September. Stratford Main Trunk Railway (West End). Raekohua Section (47 m. 40 ch. to 50 m. 60 ch.).—Work on this section has consisted of cleaning-up and finishing operations. A large slip at 49 m. 46 ch. has been cleared, and a stone wall built at the toe. The papa batters above tunnel portal at 50 m. 3 ch., and in adjoining cutting have been trimmed back, and spoil used for formation purposes. Various finishing details of work have been done to five railway bridges and two overbridges. Ballasting was completed at Tangarakau Station Yard, and the station buildings and usual station facilities have been erected or provided. Heao Section (50 m. 60 ch. to 55 m. 46 substantial quantity of earthwork, trimming batters, and removing slips has been done and stone walls built for protection purposes. The culvertwork was completed. No. 4 tunnel was completed early in the year, side drains at once laid, and tunnel cleaned out for platelaying and ballasting. Rail-heads were joined up in October, and at end of year very little ballast remained to complete. Some deterioration in the lining of No. 3 tunnel under the action of sulphur fumes from engine smoke-stacks becoming apparent, it was decided to protect a length of 50 chains of this tunnel with cement grout applied by gunite machine. This work was put in hand and by 30th June, 11 chains had been completed. . The Department maintained a tri-weekly goods and passenger service till the Railway Department s through goods service was inaugurated on 12th December. Te Wera Quarry.— -The Te Wera quarry was successfully operated throughout the year, the output of metal of all grades being 13,643 cubic yards ; of this quantity 11,000 cubic yards were for railway purposes, mostly for ballast. By the time the end of the year had approached, the works were almost complete, and were in good order. Wellington - Tαwa Flat Railway Deviation. Progress on this work has been satisfactory throughout the year, considering the reduction that it was necessary to make in the number of men employed. The average number for the year was 230, of whom 185 were engaged on tunnel-work and 45 on formation, seawall, bridges, culverts, and streamdiversions. • Tunnel No. 2.—This tunnel, which is 2m. 53 ch. in length, is now very near completion. ihe heading was finished during the previous year, and 73 chains of enlargement were then left to complete. During this year 55 chains, out of the 73 chains, were excavated and concrete-lined. From the south end 30 chains were completed, and 25 chains from the north end. It is anticipated that the whole tunnel will be finished in December. A band of very hard greywacke rock was encountered, and several falls that had occurred when driving the heading had to be passed through and packed up. There has been no trouble with water since the heading was completed. With the exception of the hard band above referred to, this tunnel has been driven through only moderately hard greywacke, faulty and badly fractured for the greater part, and in some places ground to pug where faulting has occurred. Timbering, generally fairly light in character but very heavy m places, has been necessary right throughout the tunnel excavation. The average thickness of concrete lining has been 2 ft.

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Seawall and Embankment. —The sea protection of the embankment, which extends from Kaiwarra Station to the entrance of No. 1 tunnel, has now been finished. During the year 5| chains were completed. The protection consists of a revetment of heavy stone strengthened by a layer of large concrete blocks where the wave action of the sea is greatest. The embankment along the sea front has been completed. Surplus rock from the tunnel is now being utilized to fill in between the railway bank and the Hutt Main Highway between 1 m. 69 ch. and 2 m. 13 ch., reclaiming thereby a valuable piece of land. All the culverts required throughout the deviation have now been built. Two 24-in.-diameter pipes at 1 m. 76-74 ch. and 1 m. 65-20 ch., and one 15-in.-diameter pipe culvert at 2 m. 0-03 ch. were completed during the year. Several groynes were erected in the Porirua Stream to protect the formation work. Two bridges were cleaned and painted, at 2 m. 41 ch. and at 7 m. 37 ch. Westport-Inangahua Railway. Cascade Section (5 m. 70 ch. to Bm. 78 ch. ; length, 3m. 8 ch.).—This section was cleaned up and completed in accordance with the requirements of the Railway Department, but as that Department did not wish to take over the section, maintenance has been carried out by the Public Works Department. The supervision of the work is now, however, under the regular maintenance men of the Railway Department. Traffic over the line amounts to one or two coal trains per week, and the revenue is collected by the Railway Department. Hawk's Crag Section (8 m. 78 ch. to 18 m. ; length, 9m. 2 ch.).—As stated in my last report, it was decided that before closing down work on this section the sinking of the cylinders for the Cascade Creek bridge at 9m. should be completed. There are nine cylinders in the bridge, and this year the final three required were sunk to a depth of 60 ft. through shingle to a rock foundation. All the bridge plant has now been dismantled, and the bridge-site cleaned up. South Island Main Trunk Railway. The only work done on this railway, which was closed down last year, was the maintenance of some river-protection works, and the repair of plant and workmen's cottages and huts that are being transferred to other works.

CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES. Whangarei District. Kaikou-Opahi (Bay of Islands County).—7 m. of road was formed 16 ft. wide and culverted. 2m. 20 ch. was metalled to a width of 10 ft. by 6 in. Two bridges, totalling 175 ft., were erected in rolled-steel joists, mixed Australian hardwoods, and New Zealand timbers. Owae Valley Road (Bay of Islands County). —l m. 11 ch. of road was formed 14 ft. wide, culverted, and metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Upper Owae Valley Road (Bay of Islands County).— 2 m. 5 ch. of road was formed 12 ft. wide, culverted, and metalled. Beattie's Bridge (Hobson County) .—This bridge of four 40 ft. spans was erected in rolled-steel joists and New Zealand timbers. 30 ch. of approach road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Donnelly's Crossing - Mangatu (Hobson County). —4- m. 7 ch. of metalling 9 ft. by 6 in. has completed the road. Tangowahine Valley Road (Hobson County).— s m. 35 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in., completing the roading of the settlement. Formation was raised where required. Whatoro-Opouteke (Hobson County). —lm. 17 ch. of base-course and 3m. 60 ch. of top course were laid. One 30 ft. bridge was erected in New Zealand timbers. Mangakino-Huahua (Hokianga County). —A length of 4m. 16 ch. was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. and culverts placed in first mile. West Coast Road (Tapuwae-Whakarapa) (Hokianga County). —A length of sm. 21 ch was metalled 10 ft. by 6 in. Whakarapa - West Coast (Hokianga County).— 2 m. 20 ch. was formed to a width of 16 ft. and 3m. 43 ch. was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Four bridges were erected in rolled-steel joists and New Zealand timbers —three each of one 40 ft. span and one of one 25 ft. span. Kaingaroa-Fairburn's (Mangonui County). —s| m. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Lake Ohia - Merita (Mangonui County). —1 m. of road was re-formed 30 ft. wide and 2,1 m metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Oruru-Fern Flat - Mangamuka (Mangonui County) .—2 m. 60 ch. of road was metalled 9ft by 9 in. Bull's Road (Whangarei County). —2 m. 18 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Mangakahia Footbridges (Whangarei County) .-—Three suspension bridges, of a total length of 928 ft., were erected over the Mangakahia Stream. Puketoitoi Block Road (Whangarei County).— 2 m. 62 ch. of road was metalled 10 ft. by 6 in. Tauraroa-Omana (Whangarei County). —3 m. of road was resurfaced 9 ft. by 3 in.

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Tokatoka-Mangapai (Whangarei County).—A bridge of six 40 ft. spans was erected in rolled-steel joists and reinforced concrete. Okahu Bridge of one 30 ft. span was erected in rolled-steel joists and mixed Australian hardwoods, llm. 24 ch. of road was metalled 10 ft. by 6 in. Waiotira-Ararua Road (Whangarei County).— 4m. 60 cli. of road was metalled 10 ft. by 6 in. Iwitaua Road (Whangarei County). —One bridge was erected in one 80 ft. truss and two 25 ft. approach spans. 6m. 50 ch. of road was metalled 8 ft. by 6 in. Waiare to Okadhau (Whangarei and Bay of Islands Counties). —Two bridges, one 35 ft. and one 30 ft. spans, were erected. Bitumen deck was placed on five bridges. Auckland District. McLean's Access Road (Coromandel County). —This access road was re-formed and metalled over a length of 1 m. 59 ch. Kaimarama to Coroglen (Coromandel County). —During the period 5 m. 20 ch. of road was surfaced by the County Council. Coromandel-Whangapoua Road (Coromandel County). —90 ch. of re-formation and metalling was completed. Ararimu Main Road (Franklin County). —62 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Paparimu-Mangatawhiri Road (Franklin County). —3 m. 13 ch. of road was gravelled. Waiuku - Manukau Heads Road (Franklin County). —3 m. 56 ch. of road was shelled. Blind Bay Harbour Road (Great Barrier Island County).—3 m. 20 ch. of road has been widened and metalled. Blind Bay - Kaitoke Road (Great Barrier Island County). —1 m. 20 ch. has been widened and metalled. Tryphena Harbour Road (Great Barrier Island County). —2 m. 13 ch. of 14 ft. formation has been carried out. Waitakaruru - Miranda Back Road (Hauraki Plains County). —Formation of 1 m. 7 ch. was completed and 2 m. 20 ch. has been metalled. Awaroa-Mahoe Road (Kawhia County).— l2l ch. of road was resurfaced by the Public Works Department and 100 ch. by the Kawhia County Council. Awaroa-W aiharakeke Road (Kawhia County). —159 ch. of road was metalled and 272 lin. ft. of pipes placed by the County Council. Oparau Block Road (Kawhia County). —107 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 8 in. by the County Council. Ounu Road (Kawhia County). —171 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Clevedon-Takanini (Manukau County). —1 m. 70 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. BucMand Road (Matamata County). —5 m. 27 ch. of foundation-course 9 ft. wide was placed. Top course of crushed chips is now being laid. Matai Road (Matamata County).— 9l ch. of road was metalled 10 ft. by 8 in. by the County Council. Arohena Settlement Roads (Otorohanga County). —Work in this settlement, the development of which has been considerably retarded by lack of adequate facilities, has comprised the metalling of various portions of the Aotea-roa North, Aotea-roa South, Kahorekau, Pukewhau, Wairahei, Mangare, Arohena, Taupaki, and Waipari Roads. A total length of 20 m. 41 ch. was metalled, and already a very distinct improvement is noticeable in the settlement. Mangati Road (Otorohanga County). —255 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Pukekawa Riding Roads (Raglan County). —Pukekawa-Rangiriri Road: sm. 8 ch. of this road has been laid with base-course. Rangiriri-Gienmurray : A length of sm. 60 ch. of road has been laid with base-course and the placing of top course is in hand. Waikaretu-Bothwell's Road (Raglan County). —6 m. 45 ch. of road was metalled and in addition 2 m. of base-course was laid, and the laying of the top course is in hand. Waikaretu - Port Waikato Road (Raglan County).— B m. 62 ch. of road was remetalled and 40 ch. top-dressed with gravel. Glenmurray to Waimai via Naike Road (Raglan County). —3 m. 23 ch. of road has been metalled and work is continuing. W aihi-Whangamata (Ohinemuri County) .—2 m. 40 ch. of metalling has been completed and 3m. has been laid with rough metal. 40 ch. of road has been top-dressed with sandstone and rivershingle. Ahuroa-Araparera Road (Rodney County).— 3m. of widening, general improvement of alignment and formation, and the placing of 600 lin. ft. of culverts were completed during the year. 5| m. of sandstone base-course 9 ft. by 6 in. was laid and surfaced with shingle. Pakiri Block Roads (Rodney County).—On the Main Block Road 2m. 51 ch. of new formation has been completed to a minimum width of 18 ft. Three pile bridges with 10 ft. 6 in. roadways and built of New Zealand timbers have been constructed. A total of fifty-three concrete pipe culverts of an aggregate length of 1,533 ft. have been laid during the year. Metalling operations have been confined to the Main Block Road, a length of 4 m. 49 ch. of new formation having been surfaced with 3 in. sandstone 10 ft. wide by 6 in. deep, and of this length 3 m. 70 ch. has been blinded and rolled. Tapu to Coroglen (Thames County). —6 m. 35 ch. has been metalled, completing the road. Kopuku Settlement Road (Waikato County). —75 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 8 in. by the Waikato County Council. Kopuku to Whangamarino Falls Road (Waikato County).— Grade improvements over a length of 2 m. and metalling of 56 ch. were carried out by the Waikato County Council. Whangamarino Island Block : Mercer to Mardon (Waikato County). —111 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in., and 17 ch. of base-course 9 ft. by 4 in. was laid.

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Whangamarino Falls Road (Waikato County). —6 m. 46 ch. of road was metalled. Taiapa-Oaia Road (Waitemata County). —2 m. 44 ch. of road was metalled with sandstone from Motutara Block. Waitakere River Bridge (Waitemata County). —One 44-ft.-span reinforced-concrete bridge was completed by the Waitemata County Council. Albany-Paremoremo Road (Waitemata County). —2 m. 47 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Duck Creek Road (Waitemata County). —The Department has carried out the metalling of 230 ch. of this road. Makarau-Tahekeroa Road (Waitemata County). —3m. of metalling has been completed on this road. Wairere and Horseman's Roads (Waitemata County). —During the period 97 ch. of formation was widened and straightened. 178 lin. ft. of 12 in. pipes was laid and 94 ch. of road metalled. Taubanga District. Raukokore Bridge (Opotiki County). —A low-level bridge, 175 ft. long, comprising seven spans each of 25 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in. wide, was erected over the Raukokore Stream. During the course of erection one flood rose 8 ft. over the deck, but the structure withstood this severe test quite creditably. Te Kaha - Orete (Opotiki County). —6 m. 7 ch. of new formation has been completed and 4m. 52 ch. of road metalled. Takaputahi Road (Opotiki County). —2 m. 31 ch. of this road has been metalled 10 ft. by 5 in. Waiaua Block Access (Opotiki County). —84 ch. of road has been metalled to a minimum width of 9 ft. Waiotahi Valley Road (Opotiki County). —2 m. 20 ch. of road has been metalled 9 ft. wide by 4 in. deep and 78 ft. of 12 in. concrete pipes have been placed. Tahunaatara Stream Bridge (Rotorua County). —A new bridge, consisting of three spans, two each of 24 ft. and one rolled-steel-joist span of 40 ft., was completed under contract. 6 ch. of approaches 16 ft. wide have been formed. Ohauiti and Skinner's Road's (Tauranga County). —2 m. 77 ch. of road has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. Te Puna and Apata Parishes Block (Tauranga County). —Bm. 11 ch. of road has been formed to a width of 14 ft., 35 ch. has been surfaced, forty-six culverts of a total length of 811 ft. have been placed, and a bridge of one 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist span with timber superstructure on ironbark piles erected over Waipapa Stream. Waitao Road (Tauranga County). —lso ch. of road has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. Galatea Estate Road (Whakatane County). —A bridge over the Mangamate Stream was completed under contract, inclusive of 7 ch. of approaches 20 ft. wide, of which 6 ch. was metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. The bridge is one 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on pile foundations with timber superstructure. Galatea Estate Internal Reading (Whakatane County). —The internal roading was completed last year, with the exception of the two bridges over the Horomanga Stream. These have now been built in rolled-steel-joist spans, one being of one 40 ft. span and the other of two spans each 35 ft. A 5-ft.-diameter concrete culvert, 48 ft. long, has also been laid. Stanley Road (Whakatane County). — The metalling of 2m. 16 ch. 10 ft. by 6 in. has been completed. Te Teko-Waiohau-Galatea (Whakatane County). —The formation completed last year has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. over a length of 12 m. 71 ch. During the year 572 cub. yd. of slips was cleared. Te Whaiti to Ruatahuna (Whakatane County). —3 m. 45 ch. of road has been formed to a width of 8 ft. and 5,091 cub. yd. of slips cleared during construction. Im. 70 ch. of road has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. and 48 ft. of 18 in. concrete pipes has been laid as culverts. Tatjmakunui District. Mangaohae Road (Kaitieke County). —2 m. of re-formation and metalling has been completed. Oio No. 2 Road (Kaitieke County). —6 m. 50 ch. of road was surfaced with crushed metal. Kopuha North Road (Ohura County). —2 m. 38 ch. of road was metalled with river shingle. Ohura-Mokau Road (Ohura County). —Several slips have been cleared from this road, and general preparations have been made for the metalling of 6m. next season. A considerable quantity of spalls was stacked for crushing. Kururau Road (Taumarunui County). —5 m. 75 ch. of road was metalled. Taumarunui-Tokaanu Road (Taumarunui County). —7 m. of bush-work, 3m. 33 ch. of first-class formation, 65 ch. of metalling, and placing of 54 culverts, totalling 1,611 lin. ft., have been completed this year. Fullerton's Road (Waitomo County). —2 m. 50 ch. of road was formed and metalled with crushed limestone. Haurua Road (Waitomo County). —l in. 75 ch. of formation and metalling with limestone has been completed. Mokauiti North Road (Waitomo County). —l m. 27 ch. of formation and surfacing with river shingle was carried out. Totoro Road: Mokau River Bridge (Waitomo County). —A suspension bridge of 150 ft. span with a 7 ft. roadway was constructed on concrete piles with abutments.

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Stbatfoed Distbict. Makino Road (Clifton County). —61 ch. of 12ft. road was formed during tie year. Mohakatino Road (Clifton County). —Formation of 61 ch. of access road, opening-up of a quarry, and metalling of 1 in. 19 ci. of road were completed. Otaraoa Road (Clifton County). —2 m. 20 oi. of road was widened and 3 m. 75 ci. of metal laid. Arawhata Road Group (Egmont County). —Formation over a length of 2 m. 1 ch. of road, including placing of 144 lin. ft. of culverts, was completed, and 79 ch. of metal laid. Kaweora Road Group (Egmont County). —75 ch. of road was cleared and formed while 1 m. 72 ch. of road was metalled. Huiroa Block Roads (Inglewood and Stratford Counties). —2 m. 63 ch. of road was formed and 2 m. 10 ch. metalled. Makakaho Road (Patea County). —This is a road giving access to backblock settlers whose position has been consolidated, with improved access resultant on widening 4 m. 1 ch. of road and metalling 2 m. 70 ch. Waitotara Valley Road (Patea County). —In the fertile Waitotara Valley the settlers have been hampered considerably through not having all-weather access. During the year the position was rectified to the extent that re-formation was carried out over a length of 3 m. 42 ch., while 9 m, 36 ch. of metal was laid. Mangaoapa Road (Stratford County). —1 m. 20 ch. of road was widened and 52 ch. of metal laid. Matau Road (Stratford County). —l m. 47 ch. of road was widened and Im. 10 ch. of metal laid. Carrington Road Group (Taranaki County). —Good work was done on this group of roads by concentrating on the formation of 1 m. 70 ch. on one of the main arterial ones and the metalling of 3m. of road in the group. This has helped to consolidate the position of those settlers who have already taken up land, and should inspire them with renewed confidence. Makakahi Road Bridges (Waimarino County). —Two bridges were built over troublesome streams, one consisting of a 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist span and the other a 30 ft. built-up-beam span. Both structures are now in commission. Mangaetoroa Road South (Waimarino County). —Metalling was completed over a length of 4 m. 5 ch. of this road. Mangatiti East Road (Waimarino County). —1 m. 5 ch. of road was metalled. Wanganui River Road Metalling (Wanganui and Waimarino Counties). —This road already provides access to large Native settlements and to a number of European owned properties. It follows the bank of the Wanganui River from the Gentle Annie Hill to Pipiriki where it junctions with the No. 49 Main Highway to Eaetihi. With the metalling of 6| m. this year the position of the resident settlers will be greatly improved and a prospective scenic route will be made more readily available to the travelling public. Kohuratahi and Whitianga Road Group (Whangamomona County). —3 m. 77 ch. of road was re-formed and 3 m. 45 ch. of metal laid. Okara, Tahunaroa, and Whangamomona Roads (Whangamomona County). —Work of vital interest to the settlers served by this group of roads was commenced during the year and the operations to date have accounted for the re-formation of 1 m. 11 ch. and metalling of 1 m. 31 ch. Whangamomona Stream Bridge, Poarangi Road (Whangamomona County). —The erection of a bridge consisting of one 60 ft. converted railway-truss span and three platform spans was completed. Gisborne District. Mangapoike Valley Road (Cook County). —During September, 1932, considerable damage was done to this road by a severe earthquake, and large slips brought down as the result of earth tremors blocked the road over a considerable portion of its length. The work of restoration, which has been financed largely by the Unemployment Board, has provided employment for quite a number of men. Communication, of course, was re-established as soon as could be possibly arranged, but widening and metalling operations in the interest of settlers and other road users are being continued. A large amount of useful development work has already been done. Waimata-Riverside Road (Donners), (Cook County). —On this road, which gives access to the country on the western side of the Waimata River, metalling operations during the year accounted for a total distance of roughly 8J miles of road. This completes all-weather access to the last homestead. Potaka-Waikura Road (Matakaoa County). —37 ch. of formation was completed on this road to avoid two bad river crossings at the head of the Oweka Stream. Mangatokerau Road (Uawa County). —25 ch. of metalling was completed on this road, and this completes metalling over a length of 5 m. from the junction with the Tauwhareparae Main Highway. Tauwhareparae Road (Uawa County). —This road is the main inland route in the Uawa County. 102 ch. was regraded and widened and 235 ch. of metalling completed. Most of this work was financed by the Unemployment Board. Its assistance in this direction is appreciated by both the settlers and the Department. Poroporo Road (Waiapu County). —This is an access road to the Poroporo Block recently subdivided. The successful settlement of the block has been considerably enhanced by the metalling of a length of 60 ch. which work was carried out during the year. Jerusalem-Whareponga Road (Waiapu County). —This road, which is a branch off the GisborneOpotiki via Coast Main Highway, has progressed into the back country for a distance of 5 m. and has resulted in the opening-up of further land for settlement purposes. Armstrong Road (Waikohu County). —90 ch. of metalling was completed on this road and there is now an all-weather outlet for the settlers served from the junction with the Puha-Mangatu Main Highway to the Waipaoa River, a distance of 13 m.

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Napier District. Mangamaire Road (Dannevirke County). —The County Council satisfactorily completed the metalling of 66J ch. of this road from its junction with the Pokokomuka Road. Mangaone Stream Bridge (Hawke's Bay County). —This work consisted of reconstructing three spans of the above-mentioned bridge and entirely rebuilding four spans, also dismantling one span and clearing away abutment, &c. The total length of the bridge is six 40 ft. spans and one 20 ft. span, consisting of rolled-steel joists, concrete deck, and concrete piles and piers. Long Range Road (Patangata County). —2 m. 20 ch. of road was metalled. Kakariki Block Access Road (Wairoa County). —The purpose of this road is to give access to a large area of Crown land in the Kakariki Block, which is to be thrown open for settlement. The work of road formation is now complete, this year's work comprising the building of a bridge of two rolled-steel-joist spans of a total length of 61 ft. Mangapoike Road (Wairoa County). —1 m. 52 ch. of metalling was completed during the year. Mangapoike Valley Road: Frasertown-Tukemokihi (Wairoa County). —lom. of restoration of earthquake damage was carried out. Three bridges, of a total length of 134 ft., and three culverts, totalling 48 ft. in length, were completed. Putere Block Roads (Wairoa County). —The work on this road, which carried a subsidy from the Unemployment Board, was completed during the year, and the block, which is to be thrown open for settlement, is now served by a road 12 ft. wide and approximately 7J m. long. The more shady portions of the road have already been metalled, the total work done during the year approximating ljm. Waikaremoana Lake House to Hopuruahine Road (Wairoa County). —Widening on this road on the Lake House to Hopuruahine section in the Mokau Gorge was continued during the year, a total of 1 m. 14 ch. being widened, trimmed, canted, reculverted, and metalled with local sandstone. Saddle Hill Road (Woodville County). —Under Government grant the County Council erected over a stream which has caused inconvenience in the past a low reinforced-concrete rolled-steel-joist bridge of three 20 ft. spans without handrails, the deck width being 11 ft. 4 in. between wheel-guards. Five 65 lb. rails were driven between each of the abutments and piers. The concrete deck is carried on four 12 in. by 5 in. by 301b. rolled-steel joists. Wellington District. Akaroa Road (Akitio County). —3 m. 9 ch. of road formation was completed during the year. Range and Cross Roads (Akitio County). —Work during the year consisted of the metalling of a length of 1 m. 28 ch. of this road. Ngakonui - Summerhill Road (Featherston County). —With assistance from the Unemployment Board the Department has been able to form 1 m. 2 ch. of this road and to metal a length of 1 m. 16 ch. In addition, 92 lin. ft. of large size culverts was placed in position and a small timber bridge with concrete abutments was erected to give improved access over.a stream. White Rock and Cape River Roads (Featherston County). — These roads give access to large tracts of good sheep country, the development of which in the past was retarded owing to difficulty experienced in getting on to the property. Most of the work carried out during the year consisted of widening throughout the whole length of the road and clearing back running slips. Much good work has already been done, and it is hoped soon to have good vehicular access into this area. Korokoro Road (Hutt County). —This road serves an area close to the Borough of Petone which is gradually becoming a part of the city itself. There is already evidence of considerable settlement and with improved access settlement should intensify. The necessary work involves the construction of a wide road approximately Im. in length. The formation of 75 per cent, of the road is already completed, and metalling over this section is in hand. Horokiwi Road (Makara County). —Heavy widening work was completed over a distance of 40 ch., while work is in hand over a further 60 ch. Nelson District. Patarau River Bridge (Collingwood County). —Plans for the construction of a bridge of five 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans with 7 ft. 6 in. roadway on timber-pile piers have been approved. All material for the permanent structure is on the ground and tenders have been invited for labour contracts covering the erection of the bridge. Wairoa River to Mangarakau (Collingwood County). —The engineering trial survey of this road, covering a distance of 4m. 48 ch., has been completed. The whole of the route has been graded through, and is ready for permanent pegging. Permanent pegging, levelling, and cross-sectioning have been completed over a distance of 3 m. 37 ch. Mahakipawa Hill, Havelock to Picton Road (Marlborough County). —With a subsidy from the Unemployment Board the Department was able, during the year, to continue work on this road, and widening of 2m. 50 ch. was completed. This made a total of sm. 10 ch. since the commencement of the work. The road has now been handed over to the County Council for maintenance purposes. Blackwater Bridge, Mangles Valley Road (Murchison County). —The reconstruction of this bridge was carried out during the year. It consists of one 40 ft. main span and one 20 ft. and one 15 ft. end spans. The work comprised strengthening and repairs to piers, replacing timber stringers with four rolled-steel joists on main span, renewal of stringers on the 20 ft. span, eliminating the 15 ft. span, and redecking throughout. Shenandoah Road (Murchison County). —Departmental funds which have been subsidized by the Unemployment Board were used in the extension of formation on this road. 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Takaka Hill-Canaan Road (Takaka and Waimea Counties). —1 m. 56 ch. of 12 ft. formation completed. Restoration of Bridges: Pelorus River (2), Tunakino River (2), Rai River (1), (Marlborough County). —Two suspension footbridges over the Pelorus Eiver —viz., Dalton's 384 ft. span and Rutland's 320 ft. span —were completed under contract during the year. Greymotjth District. Earthquake Damage (Butter County). —The repair of damage caused by the 1929 earthquake is now nearing completion. During the year the following works were carried out: Raising a portion of Oparara Road, 18 ch. in length ; the formation of approaches to Orowaiti Bridge, and the construction of a bridge consisting of four 26 ft. and one 20 ft. spans over New Creek near Lyell. Break Creek Bridge, Karamea - Collingwood Road (Buller County). —A bridge 120 ft. in length made up of four 25 ft. and one 20 ft. spans, was erected over this stream. Karamea - Collingwood Road : Oparara - Kohaihai Section (Buller County). —The formation of this road has been completed to the Kohaihai River, a distance of over 8 m., 5 m. 30 ch. of which was carried out during the year. Haupiri Junction to Haupiri (Grey County). —This road which provides access to the Kopara Settlement is now complete to near the Ahaura River. Work carried out during the year comprised the construction and metalling of 2 m. 26 ch. of road, the construction of six small bridges of a total length of 198 lin. ft., and the placing of thirty-four culverts of a total length of 680 ft. Access to Heaphy's (Grey County). —This road, which forms part of the access roading of the Kopara Settlement, has been formed over a length of 1 m. 66 ch., which is as far as the road is to be taken at present. One bridge, three 25 ft. spans, has been erected, and seven culverts have been placed. The metalling of the road is now nearing completion. Access to Mallison's (Grey County). —1 m. 25 ch. of road was formed and metalling is nearing completion. Haupiri River Bridge (Grey County). —This bridge was completed and is 200 ft. in length, made up of four 50 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on concrete piles and piers with abutments, and forms the most important link in providing access to the Kopara Settlement. Brown Creek to Alexander Mine via Snowy River (Inangahua County). —The formation of this access track 6 ft. wide was completed, the total length of formation involved being 3 m. 63 ch. Lα Fontaine Bridge (Westland County). —The construction of a bridge consisting of two 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on timber piles was completed. Waiho to Weheka (Westland County). —Work carried out on this road during the year included the formation of a deviation Im. 15 ch. in length. Two new timber bridges, one a 30 ft. span and one a 20 ft. span, were also constructed. In addition, seventy-nine culverts, of a total length of 1,580 ft., were placed. Waitaha South Bank Road (Westland County). —Construction of this road was in progress during the year, the formation work completed totalling 220 ch. Metal was also placed on approximately 2| m. of road. Franz Josef Glacier (Westland County). —This is a tourist route and during the year 4 m. of track was constructed to give access to advantage point known as Alex Knob. Chbistohubch District. Purau - Camp Bay Road (Akaroa County). —Formation of 2 m. 60 ch. of road completed. McAutcheons Road (Geraldine County). —1 m. 37 ch. of formation was completed. Purau - Gharteris Bay Road (Mount Herbert County). —lmprovements on this road, necessitating several deviations of a total length of 1 m., were completed. Lewis Pass Road (Amuri County). —This work is being financed by the Unemployment Board. The road from the junction with the Culverden-Hanmer Highway to Glen Wye Homestead, a distance of 16 m., was cleared of slips, transport being provided by the Amuri County. Formation was completed from 13 m. 40 ch. to 19 m. 40 ch., a distance of 6m. Of this 6 m., a length of Im. 20 ch. was widened from 18 ft. to 20 ft. and metalled. A length of Im. 30 oh. was formed to 20 ft. wide and metalled in fairly heavy sideling cutting, and a length of 3 m. 30 ch. formed 24 ft. wide and, metalled in light surface formation. A temporary track Im. 10 ch. in length from 19 m. to the existing ford over the Hope River was formed to a width of 9 ft. A bridge 88 ft. in length was constructed out of local timber over the Kakapo Stream at 15 m. 60 ch. Work on this road is still continuing. Dunedin District. Taieri Mouth - Milton Road (Bruce County). —With funds provided by the Department and the Unemployment Board, a deviation to avoid the hill between Big Creek and the Akatore Schoolhouse, 13 m. from Milton, was constructed. Metal was also placed over a distance of Im. 70 ch. Aurora Creek Road (Cluiha County). —22B ch. of second-class metal surfacing completed. Clinton-Wyndham (Cluiha County). —l m. of road constructed. Milford - Lake Wakatipu Track via Hollyford (Lake County). —Approved work on this track was completed early in the year, and a 6 ft. track is now available to the Cleddau River Suspension Bridge at 3 m. 40 ch. Upper Shotover Valley Road (Lake County). —2 m. 31 ch. of formation 11 ft. wide was completed. Whare Flat Road (Taieri County). —This work was completed to a total length of 7 m. 63 ch. of first-class formation and surfacing. Work carried out during the year was 2m. 57 ch. of surfacing.

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Invercargill District. Creighton Road, Waimahaka (Southland County). —Formation 47 ch. completed, and 194 lin. ft. of culverts placed. In addition, 63-5 ch. of gravelling was completed. This work was in the hands of the County Council. Gorge Road Loan Block (Southland County). —l m. 76 ch. of gravelling completed by contract under departmental supervision. Hokonui School Road (Southland County). —1 m. 9 ch. of formation completed and 927 lin. ft. of culverting placed. The Southland County Council supervised this work. Irthing Road, Five Rivers (Southland County). —The local body supervised the formation of 115 ch. of road, 6-5 ch. of gravelling, and placing of 64 lin. ft. of culverts. Waikawa - Curio Bay Road (Southland County). —1 m. 46 ch. formation clayed over a width of 14 ft. Pourakino Block (Wallace County). —Five small timber bridges were erected over difficult streams which cross the road giving access to this block. Te Anau - Milford Sound Road (Wallace County). —This work is being carried out on co-operative contract with assistance from the Unemployment Board. During the year the following work was completed : Formation, 3m. 14 ch. ; gravelling, 1 m. 52 ch. ; culverting, 1,779 lin. ft. ; and bridges, 59 lin. ft. Fifty men are still employed in the continuation of this work. It will open up one of the finest tourists resorts in the South Island.

ROADS ON GOLDFIELDS. The separate vote for " Roads on Goldfields " having been abolished as from the 31st March, 1931, the sum of £2,756 was voted in the ordinary " Roads " vote for expenditure on roads on goldfields for the current year. The balance of the unexpended authorities at the 31st March, 1932, and those issued during the year, amounted to £1,783, of which the sum of £1,032 was expended. As usual, all applications for assistance in this direction were carefully investigated, and assistance was granted in those cases where the results of the investigations showed that it was fully warranted.

LANDS IMPEOVEMENTS. The net capital expenditure under this vote was £38,906. The following are the particulars of the work completed or in hand at the end of the period. Whangarei Disteiot. Tidal or Mangrove Flat Reclamation Work. —Detailed engineering surveys of tidal flats suitable for settlement purposes have been carried out in Whangarei, Whangaroa, Mangonui, and Hokianga Harbours. Some of these proposals are now under the consideration of the Small Farms Board, Construction work has been put in hand on four areas in the Hokianga Harbour, and progress has been made as follows :— Kelly's area : 96 chains of stop-bank was completed. Tulloch's area : 77 chains of half stop-bank completed, except for three creek gaps. Excavation for flood-gates and outlet drains completed. Omanaia left bank : 68 -J chains of half stop-bank completed. Motutoa area : 45 chains of half stop-bank completed. Sand-dune Reclamation Work was undertaken in the winter season of 1932 on two areas on the west coast where the drifting sand has caused a serious menace for many years. The work consists of planting marram-grass to be assisted by the introduction of lupin as opportunity offers. It is anticipated that work will have to be carried out over a number of seasons. Progress made during the planting season is as follows : — Te Kopuru sand reclamation : A total area of 504 acres was planted in marram-grass. Kaitaia, sand reclamation : A total area of 1,340 acres was planted in marram-grass. On the East Coast further planting was carried out on the Ruakaka sand-dunes, where work had been done previously over a number of years. The area planted during the season amounted to 230 acres. Nukutaivhiti Land Clearing and Improvement. —6o acres of swamp was stumped and provided with heavy drains, 50 acres flat drained, stumped, and cleared of rushes, 140 acres of hill country scrubbed and logged ; 70 chains heavy drain, 20 chains access road, 80 chains dray-track, and 80 chains of fencing completed during the year. Austin's Drain. —49 chains of drain with bottom width of 3 ft. was constructed. Ruakaka Block Drainage. —3 m. 2 ch. draining was completed and 3m. of road constructed 20 ft. wide. Auckland District. Arohena Settlement. —A land-clearing programme has been in progress during the year to enable settlers to cultivate lands previously covered with stumps, logs, or scrub. A total area of 1,002 acres has been attended to, and, in addition, 121 chains of formed tracks have been constructed. 158 chains of fence-line clearing has been done and four farm bridges have been erected.

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Taupiri Drainage Scheme. —This work is a major work, and involves the improvement and enlargement of practically the whole of the drainage system in the amalgamated drainage districts now "known as the Taupiri River and Drainage District. After considerable negotiation the work is being undertaken by the Government on behalf of the local authority, the Unemployment Board and the local authority contributing towards its cost. Three survey parties are employed in connection with this work. Contracts were let for widening and deepening sm. 28 ch. of Paranui Drain, 2m. 50 ch. of which has been completed. A further 32 m. 22 ch. of survey and sm. 41 ch. of plans have been wholly completed, 6 m. 76 ch. traversed and pegged, 3 m. 77 ch. traversed, 4 m. 42 ch. featured, and a possible diversion of " Ten-foot " drain has been pegged and levelled over a distance of sm. 32 ch. Plans over 16 m. 18 ch. are in course of preparation, and excavation is in hand on a length of 1 m. 70 ch. over Sludge Creek, 4 chains of which has been completed. Kaipara River Improvements. —This work of river-improvement involves an expenditure of £8,000, and is being undertaken on behalf of the local authority. The Unemployment Board and the local authority are contributing to its cost. The work which involves the clearing of willows and ; the removal of snags and growth which impeded the free flow of water has during the year been practically completed for a length of 12 miles of the river within the Board's district. As part of the scheme, machine-dredging work is being done over a length of 381 chains, the work being complete over twothirds of its distance. The works have already made a very big improvement to the stream, and floods have been materially reduced. Mangaonua Stream Improvements. —1 m. 58-70 ch. of this stream, between Matanga-Tauwhare Eoad Bridge down stream, was cleared of willows and deepened to improve flow of water. The result has been quite satisfactory. Ruaivaro Drainage District. —An additional 4 m. 23-13 ch. of drains was constructed during the year, and the work was completed. Work done this year and in former years amounts to a total mileage of 8 m. 7143 ch. Sand-dune Reclamation Works. Moving sand-dune areas on the west coast of the Auckland Province have been a serious menace for many years. Commencing with the 1932 winter season the Department has undertaken extensive works of control. The work that has been done on the several areas in question is detailed as follow :— Woodhill-Helensville Sand-dune Reclamation. —The reclamation of sand-dunes in this area was pushed on when weather was suitable. A total of 2,219 acres was planted in marram-grass during the year, and, in addition, a considerable quantity of lupin-seed was sown in suitable places. A considerable amount of brush wind-break fencing has been erected to prevent blow-outs. Generally speaking, good results have been achieved, and the marram planted last winter is in excellent condition and is growing well. Some 3m. 52 ch. of standard seven-wire fence has been erected where sand areas have been handed over to the Crown by settlers. This work is still in hand. Waikato Heads Sand-dune Reclamation. —During the planting season, which ended in October, 1932, 1,227 acres of sand hills was planted with marram-grass. Of this area 384 acres, mainly of the latest planted portions, was damaged by storms and had to be replanted. Including this area, this season's planting totals 546 acres, making a total for the undertaking to date of 1,289 acres, after allowing for the 384 acres above. About 35 chains of breaks in the foredune has been closed as a result of the erection of sand arresting fences. Although there has been a smaller proportion than usual of westerly wind this year, the sand has built up in the breaks to heights varying from 6 ft. to 15 ft. The general height of the foredune is 25 ft. Lupin - seed was gathered in the season, and about half a ton of it was sown in suitable places. Besides this, some of the lupin areas were extended by the spreading and shaking of seed from branches. A quantity of pinus seed is being procured and an area is being prepared for the growing of seedlings. Property owners on the fringes of the sand areas have given great assistance to the undertaking, and have expressed satisfaction at the results of the work done by the Department. Kaipara South Head Sand-dune Reclamation.— -Fair progress has been made with this work, which involves planting of marram-grass to deal with the sand nuisance. A total of 187 acres was planted by the end of the construction year. Waihou and Ohinemuri River Improvement (Construction Works). —Tirohia-Ngahina : The borrowpit on the left bank has been trimmed from 3 m. 5 ch. to 4 m. 26 ch., 4 m. 56 ch. to 5 in. 66 ch., and from 6 m. 5 ch. to 6 m. 8 ch. Ngahina-Netherton : The topping-up of the left bank and trimming of berm from om. 0 ch. to 0 m. 16 ch., 5 m. 70 ch. to 5 m. 76 ch., 10 m. 16 ch. to 10 m. 18 ch., and 10 m. 60 ch. to 10 m. 77 ch. have been completed. These works are the last works to be undertaken on this river-improvement scheme. The construction work is now finished and has been closed down. Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Maintenance. —Single relief workers cleared the river from Mangaiti to Ngahina in the Upper Waihou Valley and were also engaged on land-improvement works on Silcock's property at Waitoki, constructing Im. 46 ch. of drain through heavy timber. It is proposed to undertake clearing of all growth or berm and to carry out improvements to stop-banks and other important work in the Ohinemuri River with the same organization immediately the Waihou River work is completed. Waihou River (clearing Willows between Te Aroha and Gordonton Settlement). —With the assistance of a steam log-hauler, workmen during the year cleared 2J miles of river-bank immediately upstream from Te Aroha Borough. Heavy snags were also removed from the river-channel. The pulling has

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been particularly heavy, but a wonderful improvement has been effected. On completion of this work the camp was removed to Manawaru and the men were engaged ring-barking the willows on the bank, 4J miles of river-bank being treated in this way by the close of the financial year. Waitoa River (clearing Willows). —72 chains of the river has been snagged of willow-growth and 60 chains of willow on both banks have been ring-barked, giving a complete job from the Ohine Creek up to Mellin's Road Bridge. In addition, three major deviations have been dug 20 ft. by 14 chains, 30 ft. by 15 chains, and 30 ft. by 10 chains. The work has lowered the normal water-level at the upstream end by 2 ft. to 3 ft. Ohine Stream. —Work has been continued during the year, and this drain is now cut 16 ft. wide for 3m. 20 ch. to an average depth of 3 ft. to 4 ft. Very heavy timber was encountered, including willows and kahikateas. Akaaka Swamp Drainage. —With assistance from the Unemployment Board the widening and deepening of drains in the Akaaka Swamp has progressed considerably during the year. Plans of approximately 10 miles of drains were submitted by the Drainage Board, and of this length 3 miles has been completed and a further 5 miles widened and deepened to such level as the height of the tide in the drains permitted. In addition, six bridges have been extended or rebuilt to suit the greater width of the drains. Te Kawa Drainage Scheme. —Wet weather interfered greatly with this construction work, but, nevertheless, a total of 408 chains has been carried out on five drains. Land Clearing. —Under arrangements with the owner and the Labour Department, representing the Unemployment Beard, a relief-work camp was established, and the men housed therein have to date cleared 136 acres of scrub and have also completed 18 chains of fencing. On two other farms 203 acres of land has been stumped and cleared. Taueanga District. Judea Swamp Drainage. —Drainage work carried out during the year consisted of deepening 147 chains of existing drain, constructing 269 chains of new drain, and clearing and widening 37 chains of the main drain. The Priestman Dredge was engaged on this work, the excavation work being very heavy owing to the considerable network of timber encountered in the bottom of the main drain. Tarawera River Stop-bank. —The work entailed under this scheme consisted of the erection of stopbanks along an area of river-front to prevent flooding of low-lying land by the Tarawera River. At first the land most subject to floods was dealt with by partially forming the bank for 65 chains, leaving this section practically completed, and requiring only topping off by the dredge on the return journey downstream. Working from the top end of the job, the stop-bank has been completed for 72 chains, inclusive of very heavy filling along 35 chains of low-lying country, and the progress now being made is such that the entire scheme is approaching completion. A total of Im. 30 ch. of drains 6 ft. wide by 4 ft. deep has been cut to date to carry the water from the low-lying portions of the awamp into the railway drains. Tauranga A. and P. Association (Showgrounds at Judea). —W T ork is proceeding with unemployed labour, much better progress resulting irom the recent change to co-operative contract. Completion of 15 chains of stop-bank and 35 chains of new drains has caused the actual " Show Area " to dry up materially and allow the ground to be stumped and cleared. Filling and levelling of this " Show Area " is in hand, spoil for depressions being obtained from the construction of two roads leading to and from the " Parking area," Across the foothill drain two bridges have been built to give access to the ground. To date 2,900 cubic yards of spoil has been handled in excavating the completed roads. Five 2 ft,-6 in.rdiameter concrete pipes have been laid at the flood-gate, and If chains of outlet drain 5 ft. by 3 ft. has been cut between the flood-gate and the edge of the swamp. GISBORNE DISTEICT. In the Gisborne district a large quantity of farm improvement and reconstruction work has been carried out by the Department on behalf of the Unemployment Board. Practically the whole of the work has been done on the co-operative contract basis, the rates being based on wage scale fixed by the Unemployment Board. The work done is tabulated as follows :— Hangaroa-Tahora Land-improvement. —Improvement and clearing work has been carried out on a considerable number of farms where under prevailing conditions deterioration had taken place,, 1,210 acres of heavy scrub and 4,106 acres of light scrub were cleared during the year. In addition a length of 422 chains of draining has been done, and a length of 1,227 chains of fences repaired and re-erected. Also 669 chains of new fencing has been erected. Improvements to the bed of the Waikura Stream, mainly the clearing of logs, vegetation, debris, &c, over a distance of 143 chains were also carried out. Te Karaka - Whatattitu Farm-improvement. —lsl acres of heavy scrub, 1,350 acres of medium scrub, and 659 acres of light scrub were cut during the year. Waerengaokuri-Tiniroto Land-improvement. —On this area 1,150 acres of scrub was cut during the year. Some rush-clearing and a small amount of bush-felling were also done, and 110 chains of new fencing has been erected. Repongaere Soldiers' Settlement-improvement. —On this group of farms an area of 971 acres of scrub has been cleared. 6 chains of heavy drainage work was also completed. Ngata-pa Drainage.— This drain, which serves the farms of the locality and also the Ngatapa Railway-station, had become silted up. Work is in hand redigging it to full dimensions, and the work already done has been of substantial benefit to the locality.

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Napier District. Kumeti Drain. —During the year, work to strengthen and repair the series of thirteen boulder and wire-net weirs has been suoessfully carried out. In addition, a reinforced-ooncrete chute and drop weir combined was constructed just below Thorburn's Bridge at the head of this drain to carry the water over a drop of about 20 ft. in the level of the stream, and thus prevent the stream further cutting back. This work is complete, and is acting satisfactorily. Otawhao Block Water-supply. —A rough survey was made embracing 4,500 acres of the Otawhao Block. Plans and estimates were then prepared for a scheme to supply 142 farms with water. Scrub-cutting. —Labourers from the Waipatiki Special Relief Camp were employed cutting scrub on three farms in the district, the total area cleared being 385 acres. The farmers contributed towards the cost of the work, which was carried out to their satisfaction. Tatjmarunui District. A large quantity of work has been successfully carried out in the Taumarunui district by means of the special single men's relief camps which have been set up. Practically all the work has been done on areas already settled or farmed where the work of logging and stumping had in the past not made much progress at the hands of the settlers, it apparently being rather beyond their financial resources. The work done is proving of immense advantage to the district, and will largely increase the productivity of the areas improved. Particulars of work done are as follow : — Ongarue Land-clearing. —l 22 acres of land stumped and prepared ready for the plough. Oio Land-clearing. —3o7 acres stumped and cleared, and 10 chains of drain dug. Owhango Land-clearing. —294 acres stumped and cleared, 1,576 acres of ragwort cut and poisoned, and 16 chains of fencing erected. Otunui Land-clearing. —210 acres stumped and cleared, 130 acres of scrub cut, 211 chains of fencing erected, and 100 chains of stock-tracks formed. Tapuwae Land-clearing. —ll2 acres stumped and cleared, 576 chains of fence lines cut through bush, 1,000 chains of stock-tracks formed, and 376 chains of tram-lines widened to road width. Tangitu Land-clearing. —Work here has not been in hand very long. One mile of road formation has been completed, and 13 acres of settlers' lands stumped and cleared. Mokau Willow-clearing. —The growth of willows in the Mokau River from the Wairere Falls to the Eight-mile peg on the Te Kuiti - Awakino Road has been a menace for years, causing extensive flooding. A single men's camp has been established here, and, so far, 5 miles of the river has been cleared, the resulting improvement being very marked. Stratford District. Makotuku Logging Camp. —The work carried out during the year consisted of 87 acres of stumping, 51 acres of clearing, 20| acres of scrub-cutting, 30 chains of fencing, and 44| chains of draining. This land will soon be available for the plough, and will help settlers to increase production from their properties. Wellington District. Eastbourne Water and Sewerage Scheme. —This work was originally designed by the Lower Hutt Borough Council. It consists of a water-supply from three artesian wells in the Hutt Valley pumped into a 250,000 gallon reservoir 380 ft. above sea-level erected at Point Howard. This Department has carried out the work of reticulation from the reservoir and at the end of the period had completed the water-supply system, which consisted of 3,947 ft. of 7 in., 9,100 ft. of 6 in., 34,247 ft. of 4 in. steel mains and 9,000 ft. of 2 in. galvanized-iron supplementary main. A f in. service pipe is laid to the boundary of each allotment. The sewerage will be on a separate system. Owing to the flat nature of the Borough of Eastbourne it is necessary to divide the system into three areas with a lifting station in each area. The septic tank will be located at the southern boundary of the borough. There will be 36,820 ft. of sewers of sizes ranging from 6 in. to 12 in. diameter. The excavation for the septic tank has been completed and under-tank sludge-pipes are being laid. No. 1 pumping-station has also been completed and the sinking of cylinder for No. 2 is nearly completed. A contract for the supply of pumps and motors has been let. 3,000 ft. of sewers over 10 ft. in depth, 1,600 ft. of 6 ft. to 10 ft. and 5,000 ft. under 6 ft. in depth have been laid complete with 4 in. branches to section boundaries. The material met has been mostly water-bearing gravel requiring constant pumping, but No. 1 lifting-station and 1,200 ft. of sewer leading to it are in rock. Tangimoana Sand-dune Reclamation.— -This work comprised the planting of marram-grass and the erection of wind-breaks, fences, &c, to deal with the sand nuisance in this district. The work was completed during the year. Hutt Valley Settlement Reading. —This heading includes Gracefield Estate roading, drainage, &c. ; Hall-Jones Settlement tarring and sanding of footpaths ; Awamotu flood-protection and reclamation ; and filling and levelling thirty low-lying sections north of White's Line. All the work was completed during the year. Beach Road and Soldiers Road. —The work done by the men employed in these localities has been in the nature of constructing, widening, and clearing drains, also back-filling old drains. In addition, wells have been bored, and land has been cleared of stumps, scrub, lupin, blackberry, and rushes. Fences and break-winds have been erected, while several farm roads have also been constructed. Coley's Bend, Manawatu River Improvement.—This work consisted of making a cut to divert the Manawatu River at a bad bend. A total of 27,692 cubic yards of soil was shifted during the year, which brought the work to within an easy stage of completion.

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Makowhai Stream Improvements. —Straightening, widening, and deepening, involving the excavation of 42,407 cubic yards of spoil over a length of 1 mile of stream, were completed during the year. Further improvements in the stream-bed are being carried out. Land-clearing at Te Horo. —The work required is mainly clearing land of boulders. For the period under review 812 acres was cleared, and from off this area approximately 50,000 cubic yards of stone was removed. Turanganui River Diversion. —The cut has progressed to the extent that 9,000 cubic yards of spoil has been excavated, all of this material being utilized for the completing of stop-banks. The men have also been engaged digging side drains, willow-planting, and erecting fences. Work is now in full swing, and good progress is being made. Nelson District. Gutting Hawthorn Hedges. —This work has been confined to the Riwaka, Richmond, and Spring Grove Districts. Hedges covering a total length of 62 miles 22 chains were dealt with during the year. Greymouth District. Waitangi River Erosion, Protective Works. —Work in connection with this protective stop-bank was commenced fairly late in the season, and by the end of the financial year a total of 6,600 cubic yards of filling had been placed. North Beach Subdivision, West-port. —Survey and formation of 47 chains of streets, together with 25 chains of metalling and the laying of a water-supply have been completed. Christchuech District. Wigram Aerodrome Levelling. —This work was started under the Unemployment Board's No. 5 Scheme in June, 1932, absorbing 200 men on two shifts of three days per week. The work is carried out under the co-operative contract system, and to date good progress has been made in levelling, turfing, and grading runways, some 180 acres having been dealt with, involving the excavation of 160,000 cubic yards and the surface treatment of 800,000 square yards. Clear runways on gradients flatter than 1 in 120 have been constructed to suit prevailing winds. Dunedin District. Wairuna Drainage. —The drainage of the Wairuna Swamp, which was carried out durino- the year, involved the straightening of the Wairuna Stream, which previously followed a very tortuous course through the swamp. In all 26 chains of new channel was cut and" 20 chains of heavy willow clearing carried out. In addition to this, 160 chains of side drains was dug through the swamp. The result of these activities is that we now have an area of 400 acres of drained land. Steward Settlement. —24£ miles of races was repaired and cleaned out. The main race was widened to 12 ft. at the intake, where it is now capable of carrying 60 cusecs. At the lower end and along most of the distributaries the race was made capable of carrying 5 cusecs. On completion of the racework two plots of ground, one of 5 acres and the other 2J acres, were prepared for the border-dyke system of irrigation. Invercaegill District. Kapuka Drainage Scheme.— Since July, 1932, fifty men have been employed on this scheme, their wages being a charge against funds provided by the Unemployment Board. The following work was completed during the year :— Armstrong Creek : Bushwork, 1 mile 53 chains ; excavation, 72 chains. Wilson's Channel: 5 ft. by 3 ft. drain completed for 33 chains. Maher Creek: Bushwork, 10 chains completed; channel, 24 in. wide, 10-5 chains completed channel, 10 in. wide, 20-5 chains completed ; outfall drains, 1 mile 52 chains completed. Waimatua (Duck Creek) Drainage Scheme.—The work consists of widening, deepening, and straightening the existing creek over a distance of 2 m. 7 oh., whilst during flood periods the cutting of smaller outfali ditches has been undertaken over a distance of 20 miles.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORKS. Arapuni Power Development. At the commencement of the year covered by this report, the Arapuni Station had just been brought into service after the completion of all the restoration works recommended by Professor Hornell, except for the installation of the emergency gate in the diversion tunnel. The steel for this had arrived, and preparatory work in the tunnel was in hand. In July, 1932, a leak developed in the flexible lining of the headrace, which demanded immediate remedial measures. The leakage was located near the cut-off wall at the upstream end of the lining. After lowering the level of the lake and headrace 10 ft., the source of the trouble was located immediately over one of the 9 in. earthenware pipes carrying storm-water from behind the side banks to the porous layers under the flexible lining. This drain had taken an excessive flow during a storm, in consequence disturbing the porous layers and causing a subsidence in the lining, which led to a break.

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To enable repairs to be made, a coffer-dam was built of timber cribs, loaded with sand-bags, and sealed with canvas. When dewatered it enabled repairs to be carried out to the area of floor and side lining that had suSered damage, and when this work was complete, the tunnel-gates were closed, to allow the normal lake-level to be restored, the lake having been maintained 10 ft. below normal during the repairs. Normal lake-level was reached by the 11th September. On the 20th September further leakage developed. Investigation disclosed that this was coming from the floor of the headrace from a point outside the area that had been covered by the coffer-dam, and had been due to the previous leakage disturbing the drainage-pipe system and undermining the floor lining, allowing it to subside and crack. This leak was temporarily staunched with tarpaulins and eventually sealed by grouting the porous layers round the damaged section. All these repairs were completed by the end of January, 1933. To prevent a" recurrence of this trouble, side drains have been cut on both sides of the headrace behind the lined banks. These drains will carry off any heavy flow of water during rainstorms, so that the system of 9 in. drains cannot be overtaxed. Diversion Tunnel. —Work in the diversion tunnel in connection with the gate installation was resumed after January of this year. The plate work on the down-stream face of the existing gates was strengthened by the addition of heavier angles, extra anchor bolts, and welding. All construction joints in the concrete tunnel lining up to the springing of the arch have been sandblasted and cementgrouted with the guniting machine. The installation of the emergency gate as part of the works recommended in the Hornell report was commenced in March, 1933. The work involved breaking out 226 cubic yards of old concrete, and the placing of 800 cubic yards of new concrete, in addition to the erection of gate and frame. The frame, the lining downstream of the gate, and the lifting-gear at the head of the shaft were all in place by the end of June, and a start had been made with the erection of the gate itself. The total weight of steel involved is 300 tons, of which 200 tons had been erected by that date. Relief Work. During the year relief work with funds provided by the Unemployment Board was undertaken to give employment to sixty men. Some 20,000 cubic yards of batter trimming, adjoining the headrace, was'done, as well as the formation of 2 miles of 6-ft.-wide walking-roads. In addition, 100,000 trees have been planted on an area of 250 acres of the Government land at Arapuni. Horahora Power Scheme. —The work of protecting the old river-channel below the spillway weirs and gates was resumed in January last. The work, which involved 2,270 cubic yards of excavation and the placing of 1,530 cubic yards of concrete, was completed during the rest of the year. Waitaki River Power Development. D am . The most important work now in connection with the completion of the dam is the building of that portion in the river on the Otago bank. To enable this to be done a coffer-dam similar to that erected on the Canterbury bank has to be built. It would have been of considerable benefit to the progress of the whole scheme if this coffer-dam could have been built during the winter of 1932, but the necessary restriction of financial appropriation made this impossible. In March of this year, however, a start was made upon this coffer-dam. A succession of small floods has somewhat delayed the work, making the driving of the sheet piling in the deep swiftly-running water a matter of considerable difficulty. By the middle of June, however, the coffer-dam was closed and pumping out was commenced. Excavation of the foundation is now in full swing. The coffer-dam on the Canterbury side was entirely dismantled to increase the available waterway and minimize the risk of flood damage. The capacity of the temporary sluices in the Canterbury section of the dam is insufficient, however, to pass the usual floods anticipated in the autumn without overtopping the Otao-o coffer-dam, and therefore every effort will be made to complete the latter section of the dam before the season of peak flood. At the same time, all the remaining work in the dam and powerhouse that is liable to be submerged by high floods will be pushed on to completion before the Otago coffer-dam is dismantled. As mentioned in my last annual report, the cut-off wall in the river on the Otago side was commenced by tunnelling methods under the river. Working from a shaft near the Otago river-bank tunnels were driven, one above the other, to meet similarly excavated tunnels from the Canterbury side. The concreting was done in successive " lifts " of about 6 ft., and the last lift was built to a level as close to the bottom of the river as was deemed expedient and consistent with safety. Now that the coffer-dam is built, the concreting of the cut-off wall should be completed by the end of August to the floor of the inspection gallery. The lowest levels of the cut-off wall in the river section are 80 ft. below the ordinary river-level. By a combination of tunnelling and open-trench methods the cut-off wall along the powerhouse and Otago end of the dam has been completed to the gallery-floor level, with the exception of a length of about 30 ft., which should be finished by the end of August. The walls and roof of the inspection gallery have been constructed for a length of 235 ft., and a further 280 ft. is expected to be finished by the end of September. The 260 ft. length that lies in the Otago coffer-dam will be concreted in conjunction with the concreting of the dam. The total excavation for cut-off wall to date amounts to 17,760 cubic yards, of which 8,000 were taken out during the year. The total concrete in the cut-off wall placed to date is 7,300 cubic yards, and of this 4,900 were placed this year. All the concrete placed in the dam proper this year has been in the spillway section between the Otago riverbank and the power-house. A length of 400 ft. has been concreted to within 20 ft. of the crest. By October it should be finished to crest-level. The concreting programme on the dam for the year had to be limited to suit the financial provision, but owing to a reduction in unit cost it was possible to place more concrete than had been anticipated. The amount placed for the year was 39,740 cubic yards. A total quantity of 104,300 cubic yards has now been put into the dam.

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The total excavations for the dam to date amount to 303,950 cubic yards, of which 40,850 cubic yards were excavated this year. In the tail-race a total of 144,000 cubic yards has been excavated, and of this 8,000 cubic yards was taken out during the year. Power-house— -Only sufficient men have been employed on the power-house to keep pace with the erection of electrical plant. The annexe building has been virtually completed, and in March the erection staff was able to commence erecting switch-gear in the control-room. At the end of June the annexe offices were practically ready for occupation, and there now only remains to complete the annexe a small amount of finishing work and the concreting of the cable-shelves in the northern airduct. Concreting of the intake structure has proceeded along with that of the annexe, and, except for the final work on the auxiliary intakes, is now completed. The runway for the gantry crane has.been completed from the south end of the annexe to the auxiliary units, and the crane itself has been erected. All but one of the tie-beams between the west wall of the generator-room and the intake structure have been concreted. Work on the scroll cases of units 3, 4, and 5 was recommenced towards the end of the year, and the formwork is now all in place, the fixing of steel is well advanced, and concrete in units 3 and 4 has reached elevation 693 ft., and in No. 5 unit elevation 698 ft. All windows have now been fixed and glazed ; stairway and ladder access to the annexe has been completed ; penthouse and the 120-ton crane erected, and the intake screens and girders partlv erected. The floors of the generator-room and annexe building have been given a finishing coat of plaster, and two-thirds of the plastering of the stop-log platform is completed. The retaining-wall at the south-east corner of the building was extended a further 15 ft. The final bay of the retaining-wall will be built when it is convenient to proceed with the final excavation in the tail-race. Towards the end of the year concreting the two permanent sluiceways was recommenced, and a considerable area of the floors of both sluiceways was completed. Installation of the sluice-gate frames is under way, and excavations are in hand for foundation of the downstream end of the sluiceway floors. The average number of men engaged on the power-house throughout the year has been about forty. The following shows the present position with regard to the quantity of concrete placed and the amounts of steel reinforcement and timber boxing used on the power-house : During the Year. Total to Date. Concrete placed (cubic yards).. .. .. .. 4,512 46,212 Reinforcing steel fixed (tons) .. .. .. .. 176 1,606 Timber for formwork (superficial feet) .. .. . . 42,807 1,649,637 Forms erected (square feet) .. .. .. .. 82,550 482,550 General. —Since coming into operation, the light railway from Kurow terminus to the works has transported 48,497 tons of materials and goods and 3,777,290 superficial feet of timber. The bridge over the Waitaki at Wharekuri was completed during the year, and was open to traffic in January last. It has received two coats of paint, and will receive a third one in the spring. The bridge consists of one 210 ft. steel-truss span, six 60 ft. plate-girder spans, and two short rolled-steel-joist spans. The long span was erected during the lowest stages of the river, and no floods were experienced during its erection. In June, 1932, the total number of men on the Waitaki River electric-power works was 532. The number remained about the same until April, 1933, when it was decided to increase it by another 400 men on a relief-work basis. At June, 1933, the number employed was 734. This will be increased to about 900 in the spring, when the work in the Otago coffer-dam will be at a maximum amount.

IRRIGATION.—OTAGO CENTRAL. Operation of Completed Irrigation Schemes. The past irrigation season was even dryer than the preceding one, which was considered to be an unusually dry one ; in fact, it was easily the worst that has been experienced for low rainfall and stream yield since irrigation was commenced by the Government in Central Otago. The reservoir at Manorburn, which serves the Ida Valley and Galloway schemes, was practically emptied, and a serious shortage would have occurred had the Poolburn Reservoir not been in operation. Generally speaking, however, there was sufficient water for all requirements, as a fair number of irrigators who were in arrears with their rates and could not meet the enforced condition of payment in advance for water were not able to take their usual full supply. Very little distribution trouble or interruption to service was experienced. The area irrigated in all Government schemes was 39,903 acres, with 400 irrigators, as against 44,867 acres with 423 irrigators last season. The drop is due to the fact that 44 irrigators with 3,862 acres were cut off from supplies owing to non-payment of water rates and to a reduction in the area under the Arrow scheme.

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The schemes in operation on a trading basis, with the area irrigated last season under each and the number of irrigators in each, are shown in the following table : —

The actual number of acres that could have been irrigated was 43,585. The revenue that should have been collected for the year was £17,994, but so far only £6,288 has been received. The working-expenses for the year|amounted|to £11,143. Outstanding debts for sale of irrigation water amount at the present time to £27,476. New Schemes. Omakau Scheme. —As mentioned in my previous report, this scheme necessitates a dam for a reservoir on the Manuherikia River at the Falls. This dam is of the rock-filled type, with a reinforcedconcrete impervious facing on the upstream slope. The tunnel, 17 ft. in diameter, required to divert the river past the dam was completed during the year. It is 600 ft. in length and 440 ft. were driven, and concrete lined during the year. The tunnel was driven through very hard greywacke rock for the whole distance. It will serve as a spillway tunnel when the dam is completed, and the branch to the foot of the spillway shaft has been completed. Approaches in rock to the tunnel were also completed, and the river turned through the tunnel in June last. Two quarries are in operation, one on each side of the river, for the rock fill, and to date 44,700 cubic yards of selected stone has been placed in the dam, being tipped in from each end. A cut-off wall at the foot of the concrete facing in the up-stream slope of the dam was commenced during the year. So far, all the excavation has been completed and 387 ft. of the wall has been finished, in which 1,254 cubic yards of concrete was placed. The Diesel electric-power plant has operated satisfactorily since it was started, and has supplied ample power for all the work. The main race conveying water to the scheme has been fully manned along practically its whole length of 30 miles. Up to date 12J miles have been completed along the portion of the race with the highest capacity, so that the race is really about 70 per cent, completed. The total quantity excavated to date from the race is 133,000 cubic yards, of which 97,000 cubic yards were taken out during the year. A concrete-lined water-drive 1,088 ft. long was constructed to avoid a race on steep side lying country. No other structures were put in hand, but tenders have been called for the supply of several miles of reinforced-concrete pipe for siphons and road-crossings. At the present time 210 men, including 35 in a single men's relief camp, are employed on this scheme. Additions to Schemes in Operation. Galloway Scheme. —A concrete arch dam in the Manorburn Stream is being built to enable another 300 acres to be irrigated under this scheme. The work is now about 30 per cent, completed. The foundation excavation is finished, and 510 cubic yards of concrete has been placed ; 15 chains of race from the dam was constructed to convey water to the lower end of the Galloway Flat. Ida Valley Scheme. —A commencement was made to cut a race to divert water from the Totara Creek into the Poolburn Reservoir to augment the supply from the dam during dry seasons. The early winter conditions made it impossible, however, to complete the work, and it will be finished next summer. Approximately 2 miles was completed out of the 3-mile race required. Hawkdun Scheme. —The strengthening of the Eweburn dam, with an addition of rock on the downstream face, has been continued throughout the year with a few relief workers. This work should be completed in six months' time. Teviot Scheme. —The extremely dry summer caused the Lake Onslow reservoir to become nearly depleted, and to guard against a recurrence of this the crest of the existing dam was raised 3 ft. by means of a timber structure. This will add 2,800 acre-feet to the storage capacity. Surveys and Investigations. Maniotolo Scheme. —The survey of this scheme was completed last year, and,-with the information obtained from the surveys, various alternatives for irrigating the Maniototo Plains have been investigated in detail. It has been found that a combined gravitation and pumping scheme should prove the best and most economical. The power for pumping will be obtained from the fall available in the main supply race. Under the proposed scheme 57,073 acres would be irrigated by gravity and 33,067 acres by pumping, making a total of 90,140 acres. Glenavy-Morven Scheme. —Complete surveys and estimates were made for an irrigation scheme in the vicinity- of Glenavy and Morven in South Canterbury. The water would be obtained by gravitation from the Waitaki River. Modified schemes were also surveyed, and plans were prepared of all possible schemes.

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I I I Number of ■ Acres under Q , Number of Acres under boneme. Irrigators. Irrigation. bcneme. Irrigators. Irrigation. Ardgour .. .. 11 1,430 Ida Valley .. 49 11,266 Arrow .. ..I 40 2,794 Last Chance .. 23 1,730 Bengerburn ,. f 13 114 Manuherikia .. 74 5,180 EamscleuglT ,. 42 1,966 Tarras '.. 17 2,681 Galloway .. .. 21 2,467 Teviot .. 54 3,580 Hawkdun .. .. 48 6,130 — Idaburn .. .. 8 565 400 39,903

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MARINE. Haebour-wobks. Westport Harbour. —No further construction work has been carried out on this harbour for the year. Owing to the heavy westerly weather damaging the piles, the whole of the trestling erected for breakwater extension has been dismantled. The mean depth of water over the bar at the end of the year was practically the same as it was at the end of each of the two previous years, but the average working-depth at high water was about 1 ft. less this year than last year. The depth on the bar has during the year been very erratic owing to numerous freshes in the river and to strong easterly sets. The suction dredge " Eileen Ward " removed a total quantity of 440,335 cubic yards from the bar, 81,365 cubic yards from the fairway and berthages in the river, and 9,350 cubic yards from the floating basin. The average working-depth in the river was maintained at practically the same as last year. A considerable shoaling which had taken place in the berthages was removed, but average depths were slightly less throughout the year than during the previous year. The " Eileen Ward " was laid up for about ten weeks during the year for overhaul. Only 50 per cent, of the working year was taken up with dredging operations owing to bad weather, repairs, and overhaul. The rainfall for the year was 66-99 in., as against 114-55 in. last year. Work on the dredges and other plant kept the workshops staff fully employed. The overhaul of the dredge " Eileen Ward " was carried out at Westport instead of at Wellington. The signal-stations, beacons, and harbour lights were all kept in good order. Extensive willow-planting was carried out with unemployed labour along the river-banks during the year. Fencing was renewed and extended where necessary. Karamea Harbour. —This harbour has not been worked by shipping since November, 1931. The Oparara Quarry and training-wall works were closed down at the beginning of the year, and the plant has been dismantled and overhauled. No works were carried out in connection with the port during the year. The entrance to the harbour is now very bad, the river-mouth having worked so far to the northwards that the river has very little scouring-eflect on the entrance. Added to this drawback is the fact that nearly 80 per cent, of the water of the river escapes into the Otumahana Lagoon, which again reduces the effect of scour, and results in the water on the bar being very shallow. Large quantities of debris shaken down by the earthquake are still being carried down by the river and deposited in the tidal reaches. Until this action is very much reduced it is of very little use to attempt to improve the working-conditions of the harbour. Little Wanganui. —Owing to the unsatisfactory condition of the Karamea Harbour, the Port of Little Wanganui has become the only sea outlet for the produce of the district once served by the two harbours. The earthquake has, however, had a deleterious effect on this harbour also, and a large sand-and-shingle bank formed at the entrance, making navigation very difficult. Recently the river has cut through the bank, and the entrance is now a most favourable one. Surveys were made with a view to constructing works that would improve the harbour, but the flood of February last so improved the entrance, as above stated, that no work is at present necessary It may be necessary at some time to try and fix the mouth in its present most favourable position, but expenditure in this direction at the present time is out of the question. The Karamea Shipping Co.'s a.s. " Fairburn " called at this port thirty-one times during the year. Waikokopu. —No further construction work was carried out at this Harbour during the year, but several blocks of concrete were placed in the breakwater to strengthen it and prevent loss of stone. Maintenance work was attended to as required on the wharf and breakwater. Waitangi Wharf, Chatham Islands. —A contract for the erection of this wharf and the approach road was let to the Rope Construction Co. Work was started just prior to the 31st March, 1933. Timber is on the way for the wharf from Australia. Thirty-nine holes have been bored for piles for the timber protection-work to the approach road. Pitt Island Wharf. —The timber is on the site for this wharf, but no construction has yet been done on it. Tikinui Wharf. —The approach road to this wharf was completed during the year. Whitianga Wharf. —This wharf was completed early in the year, and is now in service. A shed 40 ft. by 30 ft. was erected, and an approach road with a cattle-race. • Rotoroa Island. —During the month of November the hull of the old s.s. " Rimu " was sunk near the jetty on Rotoroa Island to provide shelter from the prevailing rough weather. Lighthouses. Very little new work has been done on lighthouses during the year. Maintenance and improvements have been carried out where necessary. Baring Head. —The reserve at this lighthouse was fenced in during the year, and a double scrub fence was constructed to enclose the plantation surrounding the reserve. A number of native trees were also planted. Puysegur Point. —The outer boarding of two bays in the tower of this lighthouse was completed. Other miscellaneous repairs were also effected. Cape Maria Van Diemen. — Repairs were made to the main tower and outbuildings, and rails, sleepers, &c, were sent forward for the renewal of the tram-line. 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ATtaroa —A new lightning-arrester was fixed on this lighthouse. Farewell Spit.— Repairs to the bracing and stairway were effected, and the whole structure cleaned down and given three coats of paint. A number of minor repairs have been efiected at various stations, and all buildings have been properly maintained. r r J General. A number of applications have been received from local bodies and private individuals for the approval of works involving marine interests. Among the various applications were the following :— Foreshore Licenses.— Arthur Point, Eastbourne, Wellington Harbour; Waiaro, Coromandel and J etties. -Pupuke River, Whangaroa ; Te Rawa, Pelorus Sound ; Paritu Point, Coromandel; Seal Island, Woodpecker Bay; Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island; Westhaven Harbour; Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula ; Lyttelton Harbour ; Bluff Harbour ; Collmgwood, Nelson ; Motuihi Island, Auckland ; Kutarere, Bay of Plenty ; Parkeston, Westhaven Inlet; Onekaka River, Golden BaJ 'Boat Sheds and Sfcufe.—Rotokakahi River, Whangape Harbour; Sloan's Beach Heme Bay Auckland Harbour ; Whakatakataka (Hobson) Bay, Auckland Harbour ; Meola Creek, Auckland Harbour. Bridge.— Kaeo River, Whangaroa. Retaininq-walls and Stop-banks.—Rewamwa Creek, Auckland Harbour Harbour Works : Moorings and Timber Dolphins.— Floating Dock, Wellington Harbour ; Blufi Harbour. Reclamation.— Mussel Bay, Otago Harbour.

SMALL FARMS SCHEME. During the year 437 cottages and farm buildings were erected in connection with this scheme on land acquired for the settlement of unemployed workers, making a total of 725 buildings erected The average cost of the cottages has been in the vicinity of £170. On the appointment of the Small Farms Board a few months ago authority was obtained for the erection of an improved type of cottage, and six alternate designs costing up to £300 each have been approved by the Board. . . ~. -, In addition to erecting cottages and farm buildings the Department is also providing road access, internal roading, water-supply, fencing, and other preliminary work on several large blocks of land recently acquired under the Act. For this work unemployed labour, including the prospective settlers, has been utilized. , The capital expenditure under the vote "Settlement of Unemployed Workers tor the financial year was £118,722.

TRAMWAYS. Auckland— -Two new tram-cars were inspected and passed as ready for service. Ten tram-cars were inspected after accidents. , New Plymouth.— -Two four-wheel bogie cars were converted to one-man control and fatted with compressed-air emergency-service brakes, and automatically air-operated folding-doors. Ihese cars were inspected and passed. n Wanqanui —One four-wheel bogie car purchased from the Takapuna Tramways and ierry Co. has been reconditioned, converted to one-man control, fitted with compressed-air emergency-service brakes, and automatically air-operated folding-doors. The car was duly inspected and passed. The whole of the Wanganui service is now a one-man-operated service. Four miles and a quarter of track from the Chief Post-office to Aramoho Park has been reconditioned. Wellington —The only works requiring the Department's inspection during the year have been three minor additions to the tramway-tracks. The work was carried out, inspected, and passed. Christchurch —During the year twelve cars were converted to one-man-operated cars and inspected and passed for service. A balloon loop, a Y loop, and a passing-loop were constructed in different parts of the track system, and passed for service. Dunedin and Invercargill.—Boih systems had no new construction or equipment calling ior inspection.

PLANT AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. Although the number of major construction works in hand by the Department shows a substantial decrease compared with previous years, nevertheless it has been necessary to maintain a large quantity of plant and mechanical equipment in commission. Such works as the Waitaki and Arapuni hydro-electric works, the Stratford Main Trunk railway and Tawa Flat Railway Deviation works, the Balclutha and Wairoa River Bridges, the Tauraroa and Motutara Island Quarries in particular have required the use of complete and up-to-date power plant. Considerable sections of main highways are under the direct control of the Public Works Department, on behalf of the Main Highways Board, for construction and maintenance. These works are fully equipped with appropriate road plant of all descriptions.

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The plant thus vn use is maintained in good order and at a high standard of efficiency As certain works have closed down, in particular certain railway works, a large quantity of valuable plant has been thrown out of commission. This plant, except such as has been disposed of by sale or by transfer to other works, has been laid up securely to safeguard it against damage from the weather, all bright parts, as well as cylinder bores being well coated with suitable waterproof compositions and the whole either boxed in the field or housed in existing buildings Inspection of Passenger Motor-vehicles.-The Department has carried out at the various centres on behalf of the Transport Department critical inspections of passenger motor-vehicles and certificates of fitness or permits to run have been issued after the Department's requirements' have been complied with. The number of certificates or permits thus issued during the year in the various districts are as follows : Whangarei, 103 ; Auckland, 289 ; Tauranga, 225 ; Taumarunui 24 ■ Gisborne, 83; Napier, 200; Stratford, 175; Wellington, 280; Nelson, 93; Christchurch 132 '■ Greymouth, 99 ; Dunedin, 135 ; Invercargill, 111 : total, 1,949. IMO M *"f* operation.- At the beginning of the year from the Ist July, 1932, to the 30th June 1933, the Public Works Department operated a motor-vehicle fleet of 311 vehicles By the end of the year this number was reduced to 297. Details are as follow :—

Note.—Light delivery-trucks are car chassis fitted with tray bodies and having accommodation tor three passengers. These vehicles are used by surveyors, overseers, linesmen, &c, and serve the Department more or less as do cars. Twenty vehicles as shown above, reached the end of their economic lives during the year and were sold to the highest bidders, after tenders had been called by advertisement in the local press In addition, four vehic es not n service at Ist July, 1932 (and therefore not included in the above Tα? ¥■ CTe dls P° sed of ln the same wa 7- The amount realized on these twenty-four vehicles was £441, which is regarded as a very satisfactory total. These twenty-four include one truck transferred to another Department at a nominal value. The cost of operating the Public Works Department motor-vehicle fleet for the last year is shown below, together with the costs for the two previous years for comparison. These costs comprise :— Running-charges.— Tires, tubes, petrol, oil and grease, repairs, and maintenance. Standing-charges.— lnterest at 5 per centum per annum, depreciation ranging from 20 per cent to 40 per cent., garage charges at £13 per annum, registration, &c.

The morease in cost per mile for the year 1932-33 is due to a reduction of 23 per cent in mileage offset by a reduction of 16 per cent, in cost. The running-charges against a vehicle are roughly proportional to the mileage over a given period, but the standing-charges are constant for each vehicle Ihus reduced mileage decreases the total cost, but increases the cost per mile. The above data, with a suitable recommendation, was submitted to the Public Service Commissioner. As a result of this, together with, it is understood, similar data submitted by the Post and lelegraph Department, the Commissioner made a substantial reduction in the mileage allowance paid to officers m all Government Departments for running their own cars on Government work

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1 ~~ " ~— — — At 1st July, 1932. Bought. Sold. At 30th June, 1933. Cars ........ 131 4 11 124 Light delivery-trucks (10 cwt.) ..95 1 3 no Trucks (1 ton and over) .... 85 1 g on Total 311 6 20 297 i

VehicIes - Total Cost. Total Mileage. Cost per Mile. Year 1930-31, £ d Cars and light delivery combined .. .. 46,650 2 304 710 4-86 Trucks •• 34,840 '850 ,'280 9-83 All vehicles 81j490 3,154,990 6-20 Year 1931-32. Cars and light delivery combined .. .. 42,020 2 863 500 3 • 52 Trucks •• 20,930 ! 790 ,'370 6-36 All vehicles .. .. 62j 950 3,653,870 4-13 Year 1932-33. Cars and light delivery combined .. .. 36,430 2 262 130 3-87 Trucks '557-400 7-23 All vehicles .. .. 53;2 30 2,819,530 4-53

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The amount paid to officers of this Department for the use of their own cars on departmental work during the year covered by this report, together with amounts paid during two previous years is as follows :— Total Allowance. Year - £ s. d. 1930-31 .. .. •• 7,023 17 9 1931-32 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,472 0 6 1932-33 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,612 16 10 The reduction in the total mileage allowance thus paid to officers for last year compared with the previous year 1931-32 is due to the following factors : A reduction of 50 per cent, in the mileage actually run, and the reduction in the unit mileage allowance paid, this latter factor over nine months of the year having effected a saving of some £612 in the Public Works Department alone. A saving proportional to the mileage run would, no doubt, be effected in every other Department also. General. Garages. —As an economy measure this Department's mechanical workshops were reduced during the year to the equivalent of running-sheds, equipped and staffed just sufficiently to make only running repairs to plant. The policy of placing as much work with private firms on best tendered price is now being generally adopted. Public Works Department Plant hired. —During the year the following plant was hired to various parties, including local bodies, contractors, small mining syndicates, and co-operative parties : One steam-boiler; 2 oil-engines; 1 stone-crusher; 2 motor-graders; 1 bitumen heater and sprayer; 2 electric motors ; 1 road - planer ; 2 pumps ; 1 air - receiver ; 1 road-roller ; 1 winch ; 1 launch ; 1 crane ; 1 air-compressor ; and 1 airlock. Plant-hire agreements were drawn up and registered in the Supreme Court in all cases, and the Government's interests, both regarding the care of plant and the obtaining of hire payments, have been generally watched. Public Works Department Plant sold or written off during the Year. —During the year a substantial quantity of plant no longer required for Government purposes was disposed of during the year by sale. The items sold realized the sum of £6,559 13s. 6d. This total is regarded as very satisfactory. It is pointed out here that every effort is made to sell surplus plant by getting in touch with likely users and by advertising in the public press and appropriate machinery periodicals. Every encouragement is given to likely buyers, and payment is accepted with a reasonable deposit and the balance divided up over a period of up to two years in major cases with interest at 5 per cent, per annum upon all amounts owing from time to time. Hire-purchase agreements properly drawn up and registered are used in all such cases to protect the Government's interests.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—MAINTENANCE. The maintenance of public buildings has been carried out by the District Engineers and their staffs in accordance with proposals and reports prepared in district offices. Maintenance work is, for more ready reference, included with public-building work reported on by the Government Architect.

PUBLIC-BUILDING WORKS AND ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS. For details of the public-building works and of the operations of hydro-eleotrio enterprises, please see separate reports by the Government Architect and the Chief Electrical Engineer. C. J. McKenzie, A.M.Inst.C.E., Engineer-in-Chief.

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APPENDIX C.

ANNUAL KEPORT OP BUILDINGS BY THE GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT. The Government Aechitect to the Hon. Ministeb of Public Woeks. Sir,— I have the honour to submit the following report on the activities of the Department for the year ended 30th June, 1933. During the period plans were prepared for twenty-two new works, of a total estimated value of £71,729, of which thirteen contracts to the amount of £31,233 have been let. In addition, nine contracts, amounting to £39,037, for buildings designed prior to the 30th June, 1932, have also been let, making the total value completed or under construction £70,270. The latter total includes £9,355 10s. for secondary-school buildings and £1,649 for hospitals. The above figures do not include work for the Government Life Insurance building, the preparation of plans for which has been steadily proceeded with, special attention being paid to earthquake resistance. The policy of specifying building-materials of New Zealand origin wherever possible has been adhered to, imported material being used only when all sources of local supply have been exhaustively considered. New Zealand manufacturers continue to show improvements in their standards of workmanship and at prices comparable with overseas. The drop in prices of materials and reduction of labour-costs have been satisfactorily reflected in Government contracts. The financial stringency has reduced work to a minimum, and only the most urgent works have been put in hand as funds became available. Vice-regal Residences. Auckland. —General maintenance was carried out. Parliament Buildings. Renovations were effected to corridors on the second floor ; a suite of offices formed and renovated for the Hon. Minister of Employment. Post-offices. Whangarei. —Renovations and repairs were effected to twelve post-offices. Auckland. —Extensive alterations were made to the second floor of the Chief Post-office to provide for Stores Branch, luncheon-room, and kitchen. At the garage in Stanley Street a new office, luncheon-room, and night-watchman's room were provided. The exterior of the Stanley Street store was painted. Renovations and repairs were effected to forty-two post-offices and residences. Taumarunui. —Minor repairs were effected to twelve post-offices and extensive repairs carried out to one post-office. Exterior renovations were made to three post-offices and drainage extensions to two post-offices. Tauranga. —Alterations, renovations, and repairs were made to Rotorua Post-office. Renovations and repairs were effected to eight post-offices. Gisborne. —Consequent from damage by earthquake, the clock-tower and gables of the Chief Post-office were demolished and the building repaired and strengthened. Renovations and repairs were effected to six post-offices. Stratford. —A hot-water system was installed in the Marten Exchange. Defective steel sashes in Patea Post-office were replaced by wooden sashes. Alterations and additions were made to the Chief Post-office, New Plymouth, and repairs and renovations were effected to fifteen post-offices. Napier. —The Chief Post-office at Napier, having been restored, was opened to the public on the 16th August, 1932, and the top floor subdivided for the Lands and Survey and Land and Deeds Departments. The additions to the Hastings Post-office were completed, and the building opened to the public on the 10th October, 1932. Repairs and renovations were carried out to seven post-offices. Wellington. —The old Courtenay Place Post-office was converted into shops, the telephone exchange at the same place was fitted with boilers for an air-conditioning plant, and the windows reglazed with wired glass. Alterations were made to the mail-room of the General Post Office to provide a new cart-dock. The chimneys and coping of the Wellington South Post-office were removed, and the tower of the Masterton Post-office strengthened. Boiler-rooms and air-conditioning plant were fitted up in the Miramar and Lower Hutt automatic-telephone exchanges. Painting and repairs were carried out to four post-offices and residences. Nelson. —The automatic - telephone exchange at Blenheim was reroofed and a pumping-plant installed in the Postmaster's residence. Repairs and renovations were effected to nine post-offices. Christchurch. —The clock-tower of the Timaru Post-office was demolished, the clock reverting to the Borough Council. Renovations and repairs were carried out to fifteen post-offices and residences. Dunedin. —A new strong-room was erected in the Chief Post-office, Invercargill, for the State Fire Office. Renovations and repairs were effected to twenty-three post-offices. Greyrnouth. —All outbuildings and fencing at the new post-office at Westport were completed. Renovations and repairs were made to fifteen post-offices and residences.

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Courthouses, Whangarei. —A new courthouse was erected at Dargaville, and renovations and repairs carried out to the old portion. Auckland. —The walls of the Magistrate's Court-room at Hamilton were draped .to improve the acoustics, and minor repairs effected to the heating, lighting, and plumbing. Electric lighting was installed at Huntly, an additional room was erected to the office of the Official Assignee at Hamilton, and renovations and repairs were effected to three courthouses. Taumarunui. —Minor repairs were carried out to Taumarunui Courthouse. Tauranga. —Repairs and renovations were effected to two courthouses. Stratford. —An additional room was built at the New Plymouth Courthouse, and maintenance repairs effected to six others. Wellington. —Exterior renovations were made to the Levin Courthouse and fences repaired. Nelson. —Minor maintenance and repairs were carried out to four courthouses. Christchurch. —Repairs and renovations were effected to four courthouses. Dunedin. —Alterations were made to one courthouse and renovations and repairs carried out to four courthouses. Greymoulh. —Maintenance was attended to in three courthouses. Police Stations and Gaols. Whangarei. —An office was erected at Dargaville, new drains were installed at Hikurangi, and renovations and repairs were made to seven police stations and residences. Auckland. —The fire appliances at Mount Eden Gaol were tested, repairs made to baker's oven, and a new chimney erected to the cookhouse. At Waikeria a new cell-range, implement and manure shed, and a tobacco-drying shed were erected in wood, and a benzine - store in concrete blocks. Alterations were made to the Superintendent's residence and the staff cottages renovated. Extensions were made to the hot-water service at the Auckland Central Police-station, and a concrete retaining wall was built at the Sub-Inspector's residence. Repairs and renovations were effected to six stations and residences. Taumarunui. —Minor repairs were carried out to six police-stations and roof renovations to one police-station. Tauranga. —Maintenance, repairs, and renovations were effected to five pdice-stations. Gisborne. —Repairs and renovations were effected to seven police stations and residences. Stratford. Major maintenance repairs were carried out to two police-stations and minor repairs to ten others. Napier. —Repairs and renovations were made to six police stations and residences. Wellington.— A new lock-up was erected at Paekakariki. The old Wellington North Post-office was renovated and converted into a police-station. Repairs and renovations were carried out to four police-stations. Nelson. Repairs were effected to two gaols, and repairs and renovations made to five policestations. Christchurch. —The leaking roofs at the Paparua Prison cell-ranges were attended to and the old wooden cell-range, formerly used for farm-produce, was repaired and renovated to provide for the increased population. Repairs and renovations were effected to twelve police stations and residences and one gaol. Dunedin. —Reclamation and drainage works were proceeded with at the Invercargill Borstal Institution, a garage was erected at Anderson's Bay, and renovations and repairs were effected to eighteen police stations and residences. Greymouth. A new sanitary block was erected at the Reefton Police-station, and renovations and repairs were carried out to eighteen police stations, gaols, and residences. Mental Hospitals. Auckland. At Auckland the change-over to bulk supply of electric current was completed, overhead lines being erected to Wolf Home, engineer's residence, nurses' home, doctor's residence, laundry, nurses' unit, Gray Lodge, and main building. Alterations and renovations were made to the installation as required by the Auckland Electric-power Board. The hot-water system was also completely reorganized, lavatory accommodation provided to the nurses' home, and a new roof built over landing above main entrance. At Kingseat a new floor was installed in the summer camp and the erection of two villas (Nos. 3 and 4) was completed. At Tokanui two steam-boilers in boiler-house were replaced, a carpenter's workshop erected, in which woodworking machinery, electric light, and power were installed. Attention was given to the interior plaster of the main building and additional ventilation provided for single rooms. All septic tanks, except to artisans' quarters, were cleaned out, and a comprehensive system for sewerage digestion is under review. A new 250,000 gallon reinforced-concrete reservoir was built and connected, fire-service mains extended, 4 in. mains at villas replaced by 6 in., and a pump-house for booster pump erected. Wellington.— -The veranda to male villas " Somerset " and " Kamatua " were closed in with glass. A new boiler and cylinder were installed in the nurses' home, a fence erected around the building, and tennis-courts constructed. The v/ater-supply was extended in the vegetable garden, a now barn erected, portion of the main drive surface-sealed, and repairs and renovations generally attended to.

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Nelson. —Additional sanitary accommodation was provided to the male ward and office quarters, and extra bathrooms fitted up. Lights were renewed in the drive, electric, pumping-plant installed, fire service extended, and material supplied for reroofing spring reservoir and for painting. At Ngawhatu (formerly called Stoke) storm-water drainage, water, and fire services were connected to three villas, and the erection of a new villa (No. 1) for women was commenced. General maintenance was dealt with, the yard sealed, and materials provided for painting. Flood-damage to the Poorman's water-supply was made good and a fence erected between Price's property and the reserve. Christchurch. —At Sunnyside at the reception home for females a new dormitory was erected, having a glass front, and providing accommodation for twelve additional patients ; also iron on stores and lavatories was renewed. A similar veranda, giving accommodation for six patients, was erected at North House. A new villa (No. 4), giving accommodation for forty-eight backward children, was erected at Templeton. Heating and hot-water services were improved and extended at Hornby Lodge, Annexe Ward, and at wash-places, &c, and a new boiler installed at No. 2 Ward. Additional sanitary accommodation was provided at North House and at No. 1 yard, and the kitchen and main yards were concreted. Tanks at Sunnyside were cleaned, cement-washed inside, and repaired, and a iock-up cycle-stand erected at the nurses' home. No. 3 attic (female), three kitchens at Templeton Villas, the laundry, and the Medical Superintendent's house were painted, and extensive repairs made to the roof of Annexe Ward. Dunedin. —Repairs and renovations generally were made to the main building at Waitati, male ward, main tower, F. 1 and F. 4 Wards, furnishing equipment and painting materials provided, and repairs made to the main sewer. New sinks and hot-water service were installed. Greymoulh. —A new villa in wood is under construction at Hokitika, and the manufacture of furniture is in hand. Education Department. Whangarei. —Renovations and repairs were carried out to eleven Native schools, new outbuildings erected and repairs executed to two Native schools, and two Native schools were removed and re-erected. Repairs and renovations were attended to at Whangarei High School. Taumarunui. —Minor additions were made to one Native school. Tauranga. —Renovations and repairs were dealt with at twelve Native schools and additional outhouse accommodation provided to two Native schools. Gisborne. —Repairs and renovations were executed to the Gisborne High School buildings and strengthening measures adopted by means of buttresses, &c. Repairs and renovations were effected to five Native schools. Stratford. —Portion of the Wanganui Girls' College was strengthened, and at the Wanganui Technical College a wooden building from the old hostel was divided, both portions removed to different sites and re-erected. The residence at the Pipiriki Native School was completely remodelled, and repairs and renovations carried out to all buildings. Napier. —The new Napier Girls' High School in wood was completed. New workshops were built at the Napier Boys' High School, the central building and wings overhauled, strengthened, and renovated, and new sewers laid throughout. The Hastings Street School, used by the Post and Telegraph Department during the earthquake period, was restored and handed over to the Education Department. Maintenance was attended to at three Native schools. Wellington. —A new roof was erected over the annexe to the assembly hall at Palmerston North Technical School. Christchurch. —Additional accommodation was provided at Parnassus School, and emergency exits made to the Timaru Girls' High School. Dunedin. —Repairs and renovations were rendered to two buildings. Health Depaetment. Auckland. —Renovations and repairs and general maintenance were effected and fire appliances overhauled at Motuihi Quarantine Station and St. Helens Hospital. Gisborne. —Repairs and renovations were carried out and earthquake damage restored at St. Helens Hospital. A new sewing-room was erected at the Cook Hospital and alterations were made to form matron's quarters. Stratford. —Renovations and repairs were dealt with .at the St. Helens Hospital, Wanganui. Wellington. —Renovations and repairs were executed to the doctor's residence at the Otaki Sanatorium. Christchurch. —A new nurses' home was erected at St. Helens Hospital to replace that destroyed by fire. Dunedin. —Alterations and additions were made to the St. Helens Hospital, Invercargnl. Defence Department. Auckland. —The electric-lighting system at Huntly was modernized ; repairs and renovations were dealt with at Narrow Neck and Waikato. Tauranga. —Repairs and renovations were made to the Rotorua Drill-hall. Stratford. —A section of the markers' gallery at New Plymouth was reconstructed in reinforced concrete and repairs effected to roof. Nelson. —Minor maintenance was attended to at Nelson and Blenheim. Christchurch.— -Three windows were installed at King Edward Barracks, Christchurch. The floor of the Timaru Drill-hall was relaid in bitumen and extensive roof repairs were carried out. Dunedin. —The roof of the Kensington Drill-hall was repaired. Greyrnouth. —Maintenance repairs were dealt with at three drill-halls.

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Tourist Department. Taumarunui. —Repairs, laundry installation, and work for a hydro-electric plant were accomplished at the Chateau Tongariro. Minor repairs were made to the Waitomo Caves Hostel. Tauranga. —The juvenile swimming-pool of the Blue Baths, Rotorua, was tiled, the main pool, cubicles, &c, completed, except for tiling, and a commencement made with the entrance, offices, lounge, tea-kiosk, &c. The completion of the electric-lighting system was dealt with. A concrete pump-house with motor boosting-pump was installed on the main-supply line from Whakarewarewa to the Blue Baths. Dunedin. —The new bathhouse at Quinton Huts was completed, and improvements were made to the dining-room and kitchen at the Milford Sounds Hostel. Soldiers' Graves. A large number of soldiers' graves has been attended to, headstones and concrete surrounds being fixed as required. Miscellaneous. Auckland, —Two coke-heating stoves and electric light were installed in the Labour Bureau. The lease by the Lands and Survey Department of Waitemata Chambers was terminated and the officers transferred to the Customs Building. Two new offices were provided in the Custom Building for the Sales Tax Branch. New office accommodation for the State Advances was provided in the Lawcourts Building, High Street. Repairs and renovations were effected to the Government Life Building, Auckland, and to the oyster depot of the Marine Department. The Public Works Office at Hamilton was transferred from Everybody's Theatre to the State Fire Insurance Building. Alterations were made to departmental buildings at Hamilton. Taumarunui. —Minor repairs and alterations were made to the Public Works Office to accommodate officers of the Lands and Agriculture Departments. Alterations were made to the hot-water service in the District Engineer's residence. Gisborne. —Repairs of earthquake damage were carried out to the Native Land Court and the building restored and strengthened. The brick parapets of the Government Buildings were demolished and the boiler-house chimney was razed and re-erected in iron. Renovations and repairs were effected to a residence for the State Advances Department and two cottages were shifted in connection with the Waikaremoana power scheme. Stratford. —Renovations and repairs were carried out to four dwellings for the State Advances Department and to the New Plymouth departmental buildings. Dangerous portions of the chimneys of the Public Works Office, Stratford, were removed. Extensive repairs and strengthening were carried out to the Wanganui Native Land Court, and alterations and repairs were effected to the Government Life Insurance Building, Wanganui. At Hawera and New Plymouth office accommodation was arranged for five Departments. Napier. —Six Departments were shifted to more suitable buildings and additional accommodation provided for the Labour Department. The Customs building at Port Ahuriri was painted outside. Renovations, repairs, and strengthening were effected to five houses, including one shifted from a dangerous position and re-erected. Improvements were made to the Morere Baths. Four hundred and twenty-four houses, damaged by earthquakes, were rehabilitated and estimates prepared for thirteen more. The shops in Clive Square, Napier, have been demolished. Wellington. —The contractor for demolishing the Government Life Insurance Building was unable to carry out the job and it was finished by the Department. Alterations, repairs, and renovations were carried out to offices of nine Government Departments. Repairs and renovations were effected to several residences for the State Advances Department and several large retaining walls built. Nelson. —At Appleby additions were made to the staff quarters of the Scientific and Industrial Research Department. Minor repairs were effected to four buildings. Ghristchurch. —Two houses were erected and additions and alterations made to a third in connection with the discharged soldiers' settlement scheme. Additional housing for instruments was provided at Amberley Observatory, and a building was transferred from Christchurch. The Weights and Measures Branch of the Labour Department was transferred to new quarters, the electrical installation in the Canterbury Provincial Buildings was overhauled, and the lift in the new Government Buildings repaired. Dunedin. —Alterations were made to the Government Life Insurance Building and repairs made to two buildings for the Internal Affairs Department. A detonator magazine was erected at the explosives magazine, Invercargill. Alterations were made to the Government Buildings, Invercargill, to accommodate Departments formerly in private suites. Greymouth. —Repairs and renovations were carried out to the Public Works Office, Westport, and electric light was installed in the custodian's residence at Hokitika. In conclusion, I desire to place on record my appreciation of the co-operation of district officers and the efficient and loyal manner in which the architectural staff carried out their duties. John T. Mair, A.R.1.8.A., Government Architect.

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ANNUAL EEPOKT OF THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.

The Chief Electrical Engineer to the Hon. Minister of Public Works. Sir, —I beg to report on the position of the development of electric power in the Dominion for the past year as follows : — GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN OPERATION. ARAPUNI-HORAHORA ELECTRIC - POWER SUPPLY. 1. Capital Outlay. The total capital outlay at the end of the year, as shown in Table II herewith, was £4,640,941, an increase during the year of £144,854. The principal items of increase were £57,605 at Arapuni, £51,794 on construction of the Arapuni-Stratford line, and £12,627 on construction of the new 110 kv. substation at Hamilton. Table I shows assets in operation at the end of the year as totalling £4,522,152, and assets not in operation £158,332. The latter total includes £87,837 expenditure on the Arapuni-Stratford line, and other amounts on the new gates at Arapuni, Hamilton 110 kv. substation, and stocks in hand, principally for these new works. 2. Financial Results of Operation. The gross profit for the year— i.e., total revenue, £337,641 less working-expenses, £47,740 —was £289,901, equal to 6-62 per cent, of the average total of assets in operation during the year. The loss for the year, after making provision for interest and depreciation, was £41,487. Capital charges include an item of £36,590 as a payment of part of the capital charges of King's Wharf station, so that on the working of the Department's system alone the loss for the year was less than £5,000, or about per cent, of the capital outlay. The results of operation for the past four years are shown in Table I herewith, and show the following points : — Increase in gross revenue from £161,884 to £337,641 for the past year. £171,747 of this increase is in the revenue from the Auckland Power Board, which was supplied from Arapuni for all but fifteen days of the year, and took practically no supply from the Department in the previous year. All other electric supply authorities, except Thames Valley Power Board, show increases. Increase in capital charges from £87,435 to £333,737, due to the fact that this year's accounts include interest and depreciation on the capital cost of Arapuni, and half the capital charges on King's Wharf steam plant, for almost a full year. Reduction in working-expenses, analysed in Table 111, from £115,003 to £47,740. This is wholly accounted for by reductions of £25,566 in the cost of operating fuel plants, £15,261 in power purchased, and £24,457 in the item standby provision (principally payment of portion of the costs of operating King's Wharf steam plant.). Table 111 shows a reduction in operating costs of Horahora of £2,073, which is due to reduction in wages, salaries, and stores, owing to the reduced demand on the station, and a reduction in transmission-line costs of £1,678, which is due to reduction in salary and pay rates, and also to a reduction in the amount of general maintenance work which was necessary during the year. For the past four years working-costs per unit sold have been as follows : O-087d., 0187 d., 0-242 d., and 0-045 d., the respective amounts being determined mainly by the relative proportion of units from water-power and from steam plants. Power purchased during the year totalled 6,395,886 units, as compared with 15,994,315 in the previous year. This was all supplied by Auckland and Tauranga respectively, the latter supplying power under its contract until 27th October, 1932. 3. Extensions during the Year. (a) General. There were no additional bulk consumers during the year. The connected load, shown in Table IV herewith, increased from 296,225 kw. to 302,026 kw. The number of milking-machines supplied in the district was 6,606, an increase of 531, the number of electric ranges of all sizes 8,868, an increase of 524, and of water-heaters 20,084, an increase of 1,142. The' system maximum load for the four years past has been as follows : 41,520, 49,520, 18,710, and 54,020, but as only the last of these figures includes a full year's operation with the whole of the load supplied by Arapuni and Horahora they do not give an accurate idea of the growth of load in the area, which actually has averaged about 2,000 kw. a year in the past three years. The demand factor (ratio of maximum load to connected load) for the year was 17-9 per cent.

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(6) Power-stations. Arapuni. Construction work at Arapuni during the year included the completion of No. 4 unit, and of the two auxiliary units (each consisting of one 550 h.p. turbine, one 450 kv.a. A.C. generator, and one 120 kw. D.C. generator, with an exciter for the A.C. generator mounted on the same shaft), the installation of one set of 50 kv. potential transformers for synchronizing, and of a 50 kv. neutral earthing transformer for the 110/50 kv. transformer-bank. Of these, No. 4 unit was placed in service on 16th May, No. 1 auxiliary set in June, and No. 2in August. Improvements were made to the outdoor station earth. Horahora. Improvements were carried out by the Arapuni Office to the concrete work below the weir, to repair the results of erosion and prevent further erosion. New 50 kv. line protection equipment was installed. (c) Transmission-lines. 110.000-volt Arapuni-Stratford Line.— This line will be about 123J miles long, with conductors of 19/-101 copper cable, carried on wood-pole structures for 78| miles from Arapuni to Tatu, thence for 40| miles on steel towers from Tatu to Toko, through the rough country near Tangarakau and Whangamomona, and to about four miles from Stratford substation, where, owing to the more level nature of the country, the wood-pole type of construction is again used. A telephone line parallels the transmission-line for its whole length. The erection work was commenced on the 15th October, 1931, but owing to the financial position it has not been possible or necessary to push it urgently, and the proposed date of completion now is April, 1934. At the end of the year the position was as follows :— Arapuni-Tatu Wood-pole Section : Of a total of 543 pole structures on this section, 518 have been erected and 494 wired. The telephone line (1,305 25 ft. poles) is complete. Tatu - Toko Steel Tower Section : Of a total of 191 towers on this section, 14 have been completed, the stubs and bottom sections of an additional 26, and the special " rock " stubs of 13 others, have been erected. Of a total of 582 telephone poles, 114 have been erected and 112 have been wired. Work has not yet been commenced on the Toko-Stratford section. Bush-felling and Track Construction : The bush-felling and burning required for the line has been done, and a total length of 8 miles 78J chains of 6 ft. track for cartage of material by tractor, and 1 mile 22| chains of 4 ft. track in the Tangarakau district has been completed. (d) Substations. Bombay.— -The original layout of this substation included only one 50/11 kv. transformer-bank of 1.500 kv.a. capacity, and when the load on this bank was exceeded a second bank was put into service in a temporary position, and the steelwork for it in its permanent position was erected lastyear. Hamilton No. 2.-- This substation, as well as Arapuni, Penrose, and Bombay, will be a point of transformation from 110 kv. to 50 kv., and for that purpose a 10,000 kv.a. bank of transformers (3 single-phase and 1 spare) is being installed, together with the necessary steelwork and switchgear, including 110 kv. potential transformers and 110 kv. line protective equipment. Wcdimo.—Two boosting-transformers for boosting the 11 kv. voltage were installed and are adjusted so that the synchronous condenser can automatically maintain constant voltage. New protective equipment was installed on the two line 0.C.8.'5. Takapuna— The new 2,250 kv.a. transformer-bank, steel structure, and bus-work was completed and put into service. Kerepeehi, Waihou, Matamata.—A new 50 kv. line 0.C.8. and new_sokv. line-protective equipment were installed and put into service at each of these three substations. 4. Operation and Maintenance. (a) Power-stations. Ara/puni (Generators, 60,000 kw. capacity ; transformers, 11/110 kv. 72,000 kv.a., and 110/50 kv. 12 000 kv a.).—After completion of repairs to the headrace, and of work in the overflow-channel and falls, a start was made to fill the lake on the 24th March, and water flowed over the spillway on the 6th April, 1932. Nos. 1, 2, and 3 units were started up on the 3rd April, and, after the necessary drying-out, the station took load again on the 10th April. Maintenance work during the year was as follows : — Turbines : A considerable amount of erosion was found on the runner-blades and shroud ring of Nos. 2 and 3 units, caused by cavitation. The governor drive-gears have given a good deal of trouble during the year. Arrangements are being made to substitute electrical drive for this gear drive. Under conditions of varying load and varying vacuum in the draft-tube it was found that in the water-catcher over the labyrinth there was sometimes pressure and sometimes a partial vacuum. Pressure tended to force water into the oil-catcher, and vacuum tended to draw oil down the drafttube. A great improvement was made by providing vents (1 in. holes) in the water-catcher, so that the interior would always be at atmospheric pressure, thus preventing both of the above troubles. Alterations were found necessary to the roller thrust bearings of the auxiliary units. Generators : The leads from the exciter and to the generator field were originally taken through a pipe through the thrust-bearing housing, and a very slight leak of oil into this pipe caused the insulation on these leads to perish. The leads were replaced with new leads, taken up outside the bearing housing. To minimize suction of oil down around the shaft above the rotor, air-hole vents were drilled below the upper oil-catcher on No. 1 unit.

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Transformers : The 11 kv. bushings on almost all the main transformers had been found to be leaking and allowing the compound in them to drop down into the transformers, necessitating cleaning of the tops of the transformer-cores and filtering of the oil This work, and alteration of the bushings to prevent it, carried on into the present year. Switch-gear : There were four cases of failure of 110 kv. insulators on air-break switches. Five other similar insulators were damaged by the flying pieces of porcelain. 110 kv. condenser bushings on oil circuit-breakers failed in three cases. One 50 kv. bus-support failed. No. 1 Unit—Vibration : No. 1 unit was tried early in April and was found to have the same vibration on load as before. A number of measurements were made of the frequency and amplitude of the vibration, the most striking result being that wear on the pivot ring indicated that the lower shroud of the runner under vibration was displaced or was whipping as much as 7 mm. from its central position. This, however, was very much greater than any bending that could be observed in the shaft, and tended to confirm previous opinions that the trouble was in the waterwheel itself. The frequency of vibration was 455 to 465 per minute. It was then decided to try the runner of No. 3 unit on No. 1, depending on the other two machines to carry the load. No. 1 unit was dismantled and the runner removed between the 16th and 29th January. The pivot ring, which had been badly worn due to vibration and rubbing of the runner on it, was built up by welding and turned to its proper dimensions, and No. 3 unit was dismantled, the runner fitted to No. 1, and No. 1 unit was assembled in the week ending 12th February. No. 1 unit was then tested with No. 3 runner on the 15th February, was found to be free from any trace of dangerous vibration, and was put on commercial load. No. 1 runner was tested for balance, although as a whole it was approximately correct, and it was found that the lower shroud ring near the bottom of the runner was out of balance, whereas the balancing-weight was in the top of the runner. When run at speed the efiect of this out-of-balance on the greater diameter was sufficient to offset the balancing done at no speed on the smaller diameter. This original balancing-weight (about 129 lb.) was removed, and plates of the right weight (totalling about 114 lb.) were cut, shaped, and welded on the inside of the lower shroud ring to balance it. No. 3 unit was assembled with No. 1 runner on it, from the 6th April to the 15th April, and dried out, A newly metalled upper guide bearing was installed during the assembly. It was tested on the 26th April, and ran without trace of dangerous vibration. No. 4 Unit—Tests : Tests were carried out to find the efficiency of the turbine at various loads. The flow of water was measured by twelve Ott water-meters in the penstock, mounted on a bar which was first vertical and then rotated to 60° on either side of the vertical, thus giving velocity at thirtvsix points in the pipe. Five-minute runs were taken at each position of the bar, each meter recording separately on a chr.nograph. The efficiencies thus found were as follow:— Horse-power. Per Cent. Quarter-load .. . . .. .. 5,250 65 Half-load .. .. .. ..10,500 80 Three-quarter load . . .. .. 15.750 90 Full load .. .. .. .. 92-8 Overload .. .. .. .. 25,000 85 With no load on the generator the turbine takes about 180 cubic feet of water per second, and at full load about 1,110 cubic feet of water per second. Horahora (Generators, 10,300 kw. capacity; transformers, 5/50 kv. 11,880 kv.a., 5/11 kv. 2,501 kv.a.). —For part of the year Horahora was run on reduced load, with parts of the station shut down in rotation, but it was found that considerable difficulty resulted on account of condensation of moisture on the windings. Turbines : Two upstream guide castings on No. 1 unit were replaced with reconditioned castings, and two upstream runners and guide castings on No. 2 were replaced with new runners and castings! Generators : In April Nos. 1 and 2 exciter motor stators both broke down and were repaired. On the 16th September No. 8 generator stator broke down and was repaired later. Switch-gear : Two condenser bushings broke down. The local service transformer (100 kv.a.) broke down, due to damage caused by lightning. Grand Junction Steam Plant (1,640 kw. Turbine and Generator). —This plant has not been run during the year. Huntly Steam Plant (1,500 kw. Turbine and Generator). —This plant was shut down on the 14th April, after which a considerable amount of work was done to prevent deterioration of the plant while not in use. Penrose Diesel Plant (3 1,250 kw. units). —This plant was shut down on the 9th April, and was then overhauled. The plant is now given a short run weekly to keep it in order. (b) Transmission-lines. There were two cases of breakdown in service of insulators during the year, as compared with two last year and four the year before. 395 defective pin insulators and 15 strain or suspension units were located by live-line testing or otherwise and replaced, as compared with 326 pin insulators and 29 suspension-type units in the previous year. In addition, 552 50 kv. pin insulators of an old type were replaced by new ones. A total of 42 defective wood poles was replaced, as compared with 65 and 92 respectively in the two previous years. 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26 hours 5 minutes, compared with 17 interruptions and 32 hours 8 minutes the previous year and 29 interruptions and 26 hours 58| minutes for the year before that. In all but 3 oases the interruptions to consumers this year from this cause were only momentary, as supply was given over an alternative During the year the usual work of live-line testing of insulators, sap-testing, scrub and tree cutting, and improvements to access were continued. To prevent future trouble a considerable number of " span-breaking " telephone-poles were erected on spans exceeding 9 chains in length. (c) Substations. Penrose (Capacity : 110/22 kv. 60,000 kv.a., 22/50 kv. 5,000 kv.a.).— Switch-gear : Several of the corona shields on 110 kv. 0.C.8.s were found displaced, and all of them were secured in position with stronger screws and lock washers. A 22 kv. potential transformer developed an earth in the H.T. winding, and was replaced with a Synchronous Condenser : The condenser stator broke down on the 15th September. It was repaired and put back into service on the 16th November. On the 15th February it broke down again in a similar way, but at the opposite end. . Bombay (Capacity : 110/50 kv. 5,000 kv.a., 50/11 kv. 3,000 kv.a.).—A 110 kv. condenser bushing on 0 C.B. 12 broke down. A new porcelain shield was fitted to it, and it and other similar bushings were refilled with thinner compound. An 11 kv. cable-box connecting the three-core cable from the switchroom to the three single-core cables at the transformers, on being opened, was found to have voids and water in the compound. The box was dried and made watertight. Matamata (Capacity : 50/11 kv. 2,250 kv.a.).—Alterations were made to prevent creeping of oil from the current-transformer chamber to the bus-bar chamber of the compound-filled switch-gear. Waihou (Capacity : 50/11 kv. 2,250 kv.a.).—A breakdown occurred in an 11 kv. outdoor, vertical type, single-core, cable-sealing box. " Waikino (Capacity : 50/11 kv. 6,000 kv.a.).—A \ in. brass bolt on a5O kv. transformer lead broke and caused an interruption. A mouse caused a flash-over on No. 211 kv. 0.C.8., causing the 50 kv. line 0.C.8. to open. 1 .. Hangatiki (Capacity : 50/11 kv. 750 kv.a.).—Two 50 k.v. transformer bushings were found cracked and were replaced. . , .. Huntly (Capacity : 50/11 kv. 1,500 kv.a.).—Alterations were made to prevent creeping ot oil from the current-transformer chamber to the bus-bar chamber of the compound-filled switch-gear. Ngongotaha (Capacity : 50/6-6 kv. 750 kv.a.).—An additional 6-6 kv. feeder to Rotorua was connected in' by the Tourist Department. Other 50/11 kv. Substations as follows : Takapuna (2,250 kv.a.), Hamilton (3,000 kv.a.), le Awamutu (1,500 kv.a.), Kerepeehi (2,250 kv.a.), Mamaku (150 kv.a.), Edgecumbe (750 kv.a.), Waiotahi (750 kv.a.).—Nothing to report. 5. General. Table VIII herewith—Gross Financial Results of Distribution for the Year—shows that the Department and supply authorities combined made a profit of £45,475, as compared with £12,161 and £4 674 in the two previous years. In the three years 1931, 1932, and 1933 the Department's losses we're £35,694, £40,554, and £43,836, while the profits of the combined local supply authorities were £40,368, £52,715, and £88,850. . The improvement is due largely to the substitution of water-power from Arapum tor power obtained from the various fuel plants in the district, the saving in connection with the Auckland Power Board and King's Wharf plant being in excess of £40,000 per annum, as compared with the increase m total profit above of £36,135. The total revenue from sales of electrical energy to consumers amounted to £1,094,849, and the Department's total revenue amounted to £337,641. The Department's loss of £43,836 is equal to 4 per cent, and 13 per cent, respectively of these amounts, and is equal to a loss of 0-041 d., or about one twenty-fifth of a penny per unit sold, the average revenue per unit sold being 0-315 d. MANGAHAO-WAIKAREMOANA ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY. I. Financial Results. At the close of the year 1932-33 the capital outlay amounted to £3,690,475. The net revenue for the year was £313,342, and working-expenses £53,907. After paying interest, totalling £209,776, a net surplus of £49,659 was shown. Depreciation charges amount to £52,645, which is the amount required to bring the reserve up to one-eighth of the value of the assets in operation. The loss on the year's working is £2,986. . The financial results and load records are analysed in Table VIII, whilst Tables IX and X give an analysis of the capital outlay and working-expenses. The gross financial results of the system are given in Table XIL 11. Operation and Maintenance. Mangahao Power-house and Headworks.— This portion of the scheme operated quite satisfactorily throughout the year, the water-level in all the dams being well maintained by an abundant rainfall. This heavy rainfall necessitated considerable expenditure on the maintenance of the access roads in removing slips, &e. At the upper Mangahao Dam the parapet was raised 18 in., so that abnormal floods will flow only over the automatic crests.

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Tail-race. —A survey was made to determine the erosion of private property bordering the tailrace, brought about by the installation of the Mangahao scheme, and a final settlement made with the owners. Supply to Horowhenua Electric-power Board.— Only one accidental interruption, of a duration of one minute, occurred during the year. Waikaremoana Power-house and Headworhs. —The operation of this portion of the scheme was quite satisfactory during the year. The runners of both machines have now been replaced by new ones, giving a considerable increase in their overload capacity. The relief valves in both units have also been" adjusted; and are now operating satisfactorily. All leads to the 110,000-volt terminals of the transformers have been provided with slip joints to release the leads in the event of earthquakes occurring. Substations. Khandallah. —Prom this substation power is supplied to the Wellington City Council, the Hutt Valley Power Board,, the New Zealand Eailways Department, and the Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. During the year there were six total accidental interruptions to supply, of an aggregate duration of 10 minutes. Early in the year the repairs to the synchronous condenser were completed and the machine placed back in service. Melling— From this substation supply is given to the Hutt Valley Electric-power Board in addition to the supply given from Khandallah. _ There were eight interruptions to supply during the year, of a total duration of 19 minutes, of which five, totalling 16 minutes, were due to failure of supply at Khandallah. Bunnythorpe.—Fiom this station power is supplied to the Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board. During the year there were three interruptions to supply, of a total duration of 16 minutes. The maintenance of the substation necessitated one shutdown of 2 hours 23 minutes to Marton, Wanganui, Hawera, and New Plymouth substations. Marton. —From this substation power is supplied to the Wanganui-Eangitikei Electric-power Board, the transformer here normally being in parallel with those at Wanganui Substation through the Power Board 11,000-volt lines. During the year there were five accidental interruptions to supply, of a total duration of 49 minutes. Wanganui.— The Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board takes its main supply from this substation. During the year there were six accidental interruptions to supply, of a total duration of 45 minutes. Hawera. —From this substation supply is given to the South Taranaki Electric-power Board, there being twelve accidental interruptions during the year, totalling 2 hours 52 minutes. All apparatus has operated satisfactorily throughout the year. Stratford. —At this substation the voltage is reduced from 110,000 to 50,000 and power transmitted at this latter voltage to New Plymouth Substation. One interruptipn to this supply was caused by the high-tension lead to one of the transformers slipping from a clamp, the duration of the interruption being 49 minutes. Three interruptions, totalling 25 minutes, occurred through failure of the 110,000-volt supply, due to faults on other parts of the system. New Plymouth. —From this substation supply is given to the New Plymouth Borough Council at 11,000 volts, the substation itself being supplied at 50,000 volts from Stratford, where the voltage is reduced from 110,000 volts. During the year there were ten accidental interruptions to supply, of a total duration of 1 hour 37 minutes. Masterton. —This substation, in conjunction with the Kourarau Hdyro-electric plant, supplies power to the Wairarapa Electric-power Board. The Kourarau plant, though owned by the Power Board, is regarded under the supply agreement as part of the Mangahao-Waikaremoana system. Interruptions to supply numbered eighteen, of a total duration of 4 hours 42 minutes. The cable connecting the transformer to the 11,000-volt switch-gear broke down in January of this year, and considerable damage was done to the transformer and 11,000-volt switch-gear. The actual interruption to supply was only 55 minutes, as supply was instituted from Kourarau after that period. The damaged transformer has since been repaired and placed in service. Material for the replacement of the damaged switch-gear has been ordered, and when it comes to hand the permanent arrangement of the transformers, cables, and switch-gear will be completed. In the meantime the temporary arrangement is operating satisfactorily. Mangamaire. —From this substation power is supplied to the Tararua Electric-power Board. There were eight accidental interruptions to supply, totalling 34 minutes. Woodville Switching-station. —All apparatus has functioned satisfactorily during the year. Dannevirke. —From this substation supply is given to the Dannevirke Electric-power Board. Five accidental interruptions, of a total duration of 45 minutes, occurred to this supply. Waipukurau. —Supply is given at this substation to the Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board. Interruptions to supply numbered eight, of a total duration of 58 minutes. Napier.— From this substation supply is given to the Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board. There were seven accidental interruptions to supply during the year, of a total duration of 42 minutes. One interruption of 20 minutes was due to an earthquake. All apparatus has functioned satisfactorily throughout the year.

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Gisborne. —Supply is given at this substation to the Poverty Bay Electric-power Board, there being seven interruptions during the year, of a total duration of 40 minutes. The deposition of mineral matter as a scale on the inside of the transformer cooling-tubes has occasioned a considerable amount of work in removing the deposit. Investigations are now in hand to determine the feasibility of installing an air-cooling system on these transformers in place of the water-cooling system at present in operation. Wairoa. The Wairoa Electric-power Board takes supply from this substation, and during the year there were five interruptions to supply, of a total duration of 5 hours 46 minutes. The earthquake of the 16th September last was responsible for one interruption of 5 hours 18 minutes. Another shock during the following month interrupted supply once for a period of 25 minutes. Substations, General— lndicating lamps have been fitted in the potential circuits to the 110,000-volt relay equipment at all stations to indicate definitely the blowing of potential fuses. At all substations platforms have been installed for the attendants to stand on when operating switches, in order to provide a definite safeguard under all conditions of operation. The routine maintenance of the substation apparatus is being carried out according to a schedule. This ensures that all apparatus is regularly inspected, that fire-extinguishers are in good condition, and first-aid outfits fully stocked. Transmission-lines (110,000 Volt). Mangaore-Khandallah Duplicate Line. —Power is transmitted over this line to Khandallah and Melling Substations, and this supply was well maintained throughout the year, only two outages having occurred, neither of which were due to line defects. Khandallah-Melling Line.-— -This line operated satisfactorily throughout the year. Mangaore-Bunnythorpe Duplicate Line.— This line gave no trouble during the Two outages occurred during the year, neither of which caused any interruption to supply, and neither of which were due to line defects. Bunnythorpe-Marton-Wanganui Line. —This line caused no interruptions to supply at any of the substations it supplies, though it was necessary to shut it down on several occasions for maintenance work. -Wanganui-Hawera-Stratford Line.—Tide line gave very good service during the year, having caused no interruptions to supply. Bunnythorpe-Woodville-Dannevirke Line. —The only trouble experienced on this line during the year occurred close to Dannevirke Substation at a point where a long jumper to one of the substations switches was connected to the line. Woodvilh-Mangamaire-Masterton Line.— -There were four outages on this line during the year, of a total duration of 15 hours 19 minutes. The greater part of this time was accounted for by one outage of 14 hours 32 minutes, when two poles on the Mangamaire-Masterton Section broke ofi during a galeOwing to risk of damage to one of the poles in the Mangatainoka River during floods, arrangements have been made to have it reinforced with piles. Dannevirke-Waipukurau-Napier. —The breaking of a pole on this line during a gale caused two interruptions to supply at Waipukurau substation, totalling 17 minutes, and the DannevirkeWaipukurau Section of" the line to be shut down for repairs for a period of 15 hours 5 minutes. During a heavy flood in the Avoca River near Waipukurau several telephone-poles were washed out and some of the main line poles endangered, and to make them safe against future floods all the poles in the river-bed were reinforced with piles. Tuai-Napier Duplicate Line.—The line operated very well during the year, the only outages being due to lightning storms. There were three of these outages, but no interruption to supply was caused through any of them. Transmission-lines (50,000 Volt). Stratford -New Plymouth Line.—The only outages on this line were due to lightning, there being two such outages, totalling 11 minutes, both of which interrupted supply to New Plymouth. The resultant flash-over due to one of the above lightning storms caused one of the poles to be shattered to such an extent that it was necessary to replace it. A considerable number of breaks have occurred in the telephone line due to vibration, and experiments have been carried out with a view to developing a damper which will eliminate these effects. Tuai-Gisborne Line. —Two outages on this line occurred during the year, one of 2 minutes due to lightning. The other outage occurred during the earthquake of 16th kSeptember, 1932, when the line was severely shaken, as evidenced by the disturbance of the earth and the leaning of many of the poles. Power was again available at Gisborne almost immediately after the first heavy shock. Tuai-Wairoa Line.—The operation of this line during the year has been quite satisfactory, there having been no outages due to line-failures. During the earthquake of the 16th September, 1932, many of the poles were thrown out of alignment. These were jacked back into place and re-rammed. Transmission-lines (11,000 Volt). Mangaore-Shannon Line. —This line is operated and maintained by the Horowhenua Electricpower Board, and has given very good service throughout the year. Khandallah - Hutt Valley Power Board Duplicate Line.— Power is supplied over this line to the Hutt Valley Electric-power Board. Three interruptions, totalling 9 hours 55 minutes, occurred during the year, involving the outage of both circuits, two of these, totalling 9 hours 54 minutes, being due to a severe fault on the Power Board's section of the lines and a coincident fault on the directcurrent supply to the relay system.

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Khandallah - New Zealand Railways Duplicate Line. —There were five accidental outages on this line during the year, of a total duration of 1 hour 31 minutes, two of which, totalling 1 hour 28 minutes, were due to damage following a fault on the Hutt Valley Electric-power Board's lines. Khandallah - Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd., Line. —During the year there were six outages on this line, of a total duration of 14 hours 19 minutes, three of which, totalling 14 hours 7 minutes, were due to a fractured trifuroating box at Khandallah. Transmission-lines (General). During the year there were thirty-four lightning storms, only seven of which affected the operation of the system. New Plymouth Substation suffered two interruptions, totalling 11 minutes ; Gisborne Substation, one of 2 minutes ; Waipukurau, one of 11 minutes ; and Dannevirke, one of 10 minutes ; the one at Dannevirke being coincident with that at Waipukurau. The Mangaore - Bunnythorpe East line was put out of service on one occasion, and the TuaiNapier lines on two occasions, without affecting supply. All strain and suspension insulators on the system, including those on the substation structures, have been tested by means of the buzz stick, and all defective units changed. Sap tests and inspection of poles have been carried out over the whole system, and weak poles scheduled for replacement. In August of last year during an exceptionally heavy gale three of these weak poles were broken, unfortunately not long before they would normally have been replaced according to schedule. The work of changing weak poles and defective insulators has been carried out by a special gang trained in " live-line " work, and practically all this work has been done with the line alive. This gang has also assisted with the usual routine maintenance of the lines in cleaning insulators, &c. Development work is being carried out on methods for cleaning insulators under " live-line " conditions, but so far no completely satisfactory method has been evolved. All linesmen were given a refresher course in buzz-stick testing in association with the special " live-line " gang. Earthquakes. Following experience gained during the earthquake in the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne districts on the 3rd February, 1931, precautions have been taken at all substations and at the power-houses to prevent any extensive damage to apparatus due to earthquakes. It was found that the only apparatus likely to sustain any extensive damage during earthquakes are transformers and batteries. Transformers have been bolted down to their foundation block and release joints provided in the 110,000-volt connections to prevent damage being done to the bushings. All batteries installed since February, 1931, have been mounted on stands specially designed to hold the cells in place during earthquakes and to prevent any major damage being done to them. During the year three major earthquakes occurred. On the sth May, 1932, a severe shock was felt in the Hawke's Bay District, but very little damage was done. The release joints in the 110,000-volt transformer connections operated, and prevented damage to the bushings. An interruption of 20 minutes was caused to supply at Napier Substation and one of 13 minutes to Waipukurau and Dannevirke Substations. On the 16th September, 1932, a particularly severe earthquake occurred, which was felt over a wide area, though damage was confined almost entirely to the Gisborne and Wairoa districts. Damage was particularly severe in and around Wairoa, where many buildings were destroyed and considerable property loss sustained. The Department's apparatus remained intact, though the building was somewhat strained and the release clamps in the transformer leads were pulled off. These were replaced and power was available at the substation 5 hours 18 minutes after the first shake, though normal supply was not resumed till four days afterwards on account of the damage done to the Power Board's apparatus and lines. At Gisborne the departmental cottage chimneys were shaken down, and the pipes conveying the cooling water to the main transformers were broken. Power was available at the substation a few minutes after the shake, but owing to the absence of telephonic communication with the Power Board staff it was not until 19 minutes after the shake that power was again restored to the Power Board's consumers. The 50,000-volt lines from Waikaremoana to Wairoa and Gisborne were severely shaken, but the damage done was slight, consisting chiefly of the loosening of the earth round the poles. Telephone communication was interrupted for some time owing to the wires being badly twisted. Communication with Gisborne was re-established at 10.30 a.m. on the 16th, approximately 9 hours after the shake. The line to Wairoa suffered more severely, and it was not till 10 a.m. on the following day that the Department's line was again in operation. In the meantime all messages between Waikaremoana and Wairoa were relayed through Napier over the Post and Telegraph Department's line. Direct communication over the Post and Telegraph lines was again restored at 3 p.m. on the 17th. A further earthquake occurred at Wairoa on the 19th October, 1932, but very little damage was done. Injury to the transformer bushings was again prevented by the release clamps pulling off. 111. Construction. Mangahao Power-house and Headworks. —In order to measure the water lost during floods a wastewater recorder was installed at No. 2 dam. 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Substations, Mellina.-Owmg to the growth of load in the Hut* Valley district it was necessary to provide for a new bank of transformers at Mellmg. The Department had available a 15,000 kv a. bank which was removed from service at Penrose. Although the bank was considerably larger than was called for by the immediate requirements at Melling, it was nevertheless decided to utilize it rather than embark on new capital expenditure. . The transport presented some unusual features. Owing to the dimensions exceeding the railway gauge it was necessary to ship the transformers from Auckland to Wellington by sea. At the Wellington end the main Hutt Valley Road could not be used on account of the low overbridges. The transformers were therefore transported across the harbour. The operation was contingent on the weather, but this held good throughout, and allowed of the four transformers being shipped across on three consecutive days. , , ~ Bunnythorpe.—A new panel with the protective equipment and operating-switches tor the oilcircuit breakers controlling the transformer-banks was installed. Hawera— The construction of the substation buildings, which was commenced late last year, has been completed and the 11,000-volt switch-gear and other necessary equipment installed Masterton.— Owing to the rapid increase in the load taken by the Wairarapa Electric-power Board, it was necessary to install additional transformer capacity at this station during the year. Woodville —During the year synchronizing equipment was installed at this station to enable Mangahao and Tuai stations to be paralleled without interrupting supply to Mangamaire and 18 DaZevirke and Waipukurau.—The new relay equipment installed at these substations last year was tested and the portion giving protection against earth-faults was put into service Napier'.— The damage sustained by the substation buildings during the earthquake of February, 1931 has now been made good, so that all apparatus and. buildings at this station, except the synchronous condenser, are now back to normal. The condenser suffered no serious damage, and it is intended in the near future to transfer it to Stratford, so repairs have been deferred m the meantime. IV. General. Practically all the construction work done during the year has been the completion of work commenced last year. The operation of the system has been improved considerably, due to the new relay system installed last year, the erection of synchronizing-gear at Woodville, and by the work of the hve-lme ttg lt was necessary to call on the standby plants only on three occasions. During these periods the Wellington City Council plant supplied 101,427 units and the New Plymouth Borough Council plant 47,254 units to the system. . . The maximum load on the system was 47,980 kw., and the units output during the year was 241,969,796. The annual load factor was 57-6. , The results of the year's operations are analysed in Table VIII and the connected load in lable XI. LAKE COLERIDGE ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY. The year ending 31st March, 1933, marks the 18th year of operation of the Lake Coleridge undertaking and again the financial results are very satisfactory despite the general economic depression. Annual Results. The capital outlay of the scheme at the end of the year was £2,053,883, being an increase of £251 386 on that of the previous year, this increase including lines and equipment built m anticipation of the Waitaki scheme and now being supplied with power from Lake Coleridge The total revenue for the year was £213,345, as against £218,196 for 1931-32, representing a decrease of £4 851 and being the first occasion on which such a decrease has occurred. After payment of all charges'including interest and depreciation, the net profit for the year amounted to £41,764, this amount being allocated to sinking fund and General Reserve Fund, the respective amounts being £20,539 and £21,225. Table XV gives particulars of financial results and load records, and lable XVI shows the analysis of capital outlay for years 1931-32 and 1932--33. The total cost per unit generated and purchased-was 0-310 d., an increase of 0-083 d. on that of the previous year, this being due to increase of interest on capital and depreciation of 0-048 d. and of O-036d in operating-expenses. The actual increase in operating expenses is £20,535, of which £14 249 is represented by the cost of operation of the Diesel standby plant, and £4,181, representing additional cost of overhauling and maintaining transmission-lines. The details of operating-expenses are shown in Table XVII. ~.,.,,. , , ~ T i Table XIX gives details of gross financial results of the distribution of energy for the Lake Coleridge scheme and of those supply authorities and consumers supplied by the scheme. Connected Load. The total connected load as shown in Table XVIII was 218,539 kw. at the end of the year, being an increase of 3 per cent, over the previous year's figures, but representing a further drop in the percentage annual increase.

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Diesel Standby Plant. Although there was no anxiety regarding shortage of water in Lake Coleridge, it was deemed advisable to operate the standby plant in order to safeguard the water-supply for the winter of 1933, and the plant was put into operation on the Ist August, 1932, and continued throughout the financial year, being closed down on 16th May, 1933, owing to the rapid recovery of the lake. The plant operated only sixteen hours per day and six days per week, and up to 31st March the units generated and distributed were 12,529,350. The plant operated with every satisfaction during the whole of the above period without any breakdown ; and, after shutting down, the machines were given a complete overhaul so as to be available for immediate operation. Survey and Easements. During the year the layout of the new steelwork and buildings at Addington Substation was located. Preliminary surveys were carried out in connection with the proposed replacement of the existing wood-pole lines between Addington and Sockburn with steel gantries. Compensation claims and wayleave and transmission-line plants were all dealt with. Maximum Demands and Load-factors. The Lake Coleridge Power-house maximum half-hourly output for the year was 30,140 kw. on 13th June, 1932, a decrease of 200 kw. on that of the year previous. The maximum recorded at this station was 30,800 kw. on 9th June, 1930. The maximum half-hourly demand for the year at the Lyttelton Diesel Station was 5,740 kw. on 30th August, 1932, as compared with 4,480 kw. for the year ending 31st March, 1932. The maximum half-hourly demand for the whole system for year ending 31st March 1933, was 30,140 kw. on 13th June. The annual load-factor for the system was 50-4 per cent., as against 49-0 per cent, for the previous year. While the annual load-factor for the Lake Coleridge Power-house was 45-5 per cent. for the year under review, and 48-7 per cent, for the year ending 31st March, 1932 ; the respective figures for the Lyttelton Diesel Station were 68-6 per cent, for 1932-33, and 31-6 per cent for 1931-32. During the period Ist April to 30th June, 1933, the maximum half-hourly loads were 30,640 kw. at Lake Coleridge Power-house on the 6th June, 4,660 kw. at Lyttelton Diesel Station on 3rd April, and 30,640 kw. for the system on 6th June. The maximum number of units supplied during the year to the system in any one day was 432,720 on 10th June, the previous maximum recorded being 453,710 on 6th June, 1930. On 28th June, 1933, the number of units generated amounted to 451,940. Transmission and Distribution. The period during which the annual overhaul is undertaken covers the latter portion of the year under review and the beginning of the present financial year. Up to 31st March all the 110 kv., 66 kv., and 33 kv. insulators were tested under " live-line " conditions, and 304 insulators on the 66 kv. lines, and 42 on the 33 kv. lines were located as defective by the buzz-stick method out of a total of 59,897 and 615 insulators tested respectively on the 66 kv. and 33 kv. lines. In addition to the above defectives, 22 insulators were noted visually as defective during the " live-line testing " and 7 as cracked during the overhaul, and all these 29 were located on the lines operating at 66 kv. During the year ending 31st March the total number of all insulators discarded from all the lines was 718. The total number for the previous year for the whole system was 943. No 11 kv. insulators were tested or replaced during the year ending 31st March, 1933. In addition to the testing of 60,512 insulators under " live-line " conditions, the following were replaced with the lines alive—two 66 kv. poles, four 33 kv. poles, twelve 11 kv. poles, three 33 kv. crossarms, and 148 insulators on the 33 kv. lines. During the overhaul of the 110 kv. and 66 kv. lines 61 poles were changed, 16,800 anti-vibration jumpers were fitted, 144 splices were made in the 7/14 copper line between the Point Switching Station and Timaru Substation. Structural alterations were carried out at Addington, Ashburton, Horarata, Stoddart's Corner, Barrington Street Substations. The distribution telephone-lines on the Woolston, Southern, and Northern' 11 kv. feeders were renewed. Methods of working on live lines were demonstrated to departmental officers from the North Island and to the Engineers of Waitaki, Malvern, and Springs-Ellesmere Power Boards. Headworks and Pipe-lines. Repairs to No. 3 gate and spillway of the Harper Diversion inlet were completed. Heavy rainfalls necessitated constant maintenance work on the temporary dam near the Harper gates. A sliding gate with operating equipment was installed on the Acheron Diversion dam, and some protective work was undertaken near Murchison's flume. The painting of interior of No. 6 pipe-line, and the scraping and painting of rust spots on all pipe-lines were carried out, while No. 7 pipe-line' was drained out for inspection and overhaul. A pressure-gauge was fitted on No. 7 pipe-line near the turbine. Lake Coleridge Power-house. No. 9 unit was completely overhauled between May and July. The safety devices on all turbine governors, except No. 9, were tested. The vibration that occurred when the 42 in. main valve of No. 1 unit was operated has been eliminated by fitting a 5 in. by-pass valve. Number-plates have been fitted to all 66 kv. 0.C.8.s and air-break switches in accordance with the previously approved arrangement.

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Addington Substation. Considerable structural alterations have been carried out at this substation. The wooden poles and cross-arms have been replaced by a modern type of steel structure designed to accommodate four 66/11 kv transformer-banks of a total capacity of 80,000 kv.a., as compared with the existing three banks of a combined capacity of 36,000 kv.a. The 66/11 kv. transformer-banks have not yet been transferred from inside the substation building to their permanent position outside in conjunction with the steel structure. .«,,.• A new relay board for the 66 kv. lines was erected and placed in commission. Complete mimic bus panels were designed and made up, and the main switchboard was altered. Control cables for the 10,000 kv.a. synchronous condenser which arrived during the year were laid and the set will be dried out and tested under running conditions when the new switch-gear is installed. A new type of brush gear for the 6,000 kv.a. synchronous condenser slip rings was designed and fitted, and in operation is a distinct improvement upon that supplied by the makers. A new E.H.T. telephone-room was equipped with the necessary apparatus and all the transmissionline telephone-lines were deviated to enter the substation building on the north side. During the year the station storage battery showed signs of rapid deterioration, and arrangements were made to effect a replacement of the complete battery in the present financial year. This work has been satisfactorily carried out by the installation of twenty 6-volt car type batteries with fifteen plates per cell of the heavy-duty type. Point Substation. Beyond the renumbering of the 0.C.8.s and air-break switches no alterations were carried out at this substation during the year. Horoeata Substation. Structural alterations that had been commenced the previous year were proceeded with. The E.H.T. telephone equipment at this substation was completely reconstructed, with marked improvement in operating conditions. Ashbubton Substation. Structural alterations were completed during the year. Timaru Substation. With the exception of the drying-out of the 66/11 kv. potential transformers, and the alteration of a 66 kv 0.C.8. from non-automatic to automatic operation, no construction work was carried out pending a decision as to the final choice of a site for the erection of the permanent and redesigned substation. Glenavy Switching-station. This substation was transferred to the Lake Coleridge scheme during the year, and is now in operation. Oamaeu Substation. A new telephone-line from the Weston Railway-station to this substation was erected on 30th May. The telephone-line connecting the Timaru and Oamaru Substations was tested on 30th June, and placed in commission. Interruptions to 66 kv. Supply, excluding all Prearranged Shutdowns. (a) Powerhouse Supply.— During the year there was only one outage—viz., one of 7 minutes' duration—which afiected the whole system, the cause being an accidental flash-over at the power-house. (6) Addington, Point, and Horomta Supply.— There was only one interruption during the year affecting the supply from these substations, and this outage corresponded with that at the power-house. (c)*Ashburton Supply.—The total number of outages was three, and the total period of interruption was 13$ minutes, the longest being one of 12| minutes and due to a magpie. (d) Timaru Supply— -The number of interruptions totalled six, the longest being 18 minutes, and due to the same cause that affected the Ashburton supply, and the total period 53| minutes. (e) Glenavy Supply.—The number of outages was six, the longest being 18 minutes and due to the magpie which affected all the stations including and south of Ashburton. The total period, for the vear was 53 minutes. . (/) Oamaru Supply and Waitaki Hydro Supply.—The interruptions at these two substations were similar in every respect to those at Glenavy Substation. With the exception of one outage, which was due to the failure of an insulator and caused only ■i partial interruption of the supply for 7 minutes from Addington Substation, not one of the above outages was due to the failure of an insulator on the overhead lines, the systematic testing of insulators under live-line conditions tending to eliminate this source of trouble. Testing. During the year ending 31st March the number of tests and investigations that had been placed on record amounted to 141. The average frequency of the system has improved in stability and the difference between the master clock at the power-house and the time-signals from the Radio Station ZLY has not exceeded two seconds.

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Electrical accidents at Ashburton and Woolston were investigated. A new type of portable telephone was constructed. General. During the year under review arrangements were made to lay an additional underground cable from Addington Substation to cope with an increased demand in the supply to Christchurch, and since the beginning of the present financial year, Armagh No. 5 feeder has been laid to the city boundary and a kiosk has been installed as a sectionalizing unit. Arrangements have been made to install during the present year an extension of the Department's transmission-line telephone-lines from Addington Substation to the District Office in Christchurch, which will enable direct communication to be established between the office and any point in the system. An induction voltage regulator has been installed at the 33 kv. substation at Stoddarts Corner. During the year nothing further has been done to provide a supply to Hurunui Power Board. With the operation of the Waitaki hydro plant shortly the rupturing capacity of the existing ironclad switch-gear at Addington will be insufficient and new switch-gear lias been purchased of adequate rupturing capacity. The replaced switch-gear will be overhauled and reinstalled in Timaru Substation. Weather and Rainfall. The annual rainfall over the lake area and at the power-house for the past three calendar years was — Calendar Year. Average on Lake Area. At Power-house. 1932 .. .. .. .. 26-36 21-39 1931 .. .. .. .. 4145 34-91 1930 .. .. .. .. 25-18 22-05 The average annual rainfall recorded at Lake Coleridge Power-house for the period 1914-30 was 31-52. A new record of minimum rainfall of 21-39 for the power-house was established last year. During the winter of 1932 the number of consecutive frosts recorded was thirty-nine, which accounted for the low flow readings of the lake feeders. It is of interest to note that although the average rainfall on the lake area was practically the same as in 1930 (the year of water-shortage) the lake-level did not reach the low level recorded in 1930. With the standby plant operating from Ist August, 1932, the lowest lake-level recorded was 1661-8. If the standby plant had not been running the level would have fallen to 1660-8, or 2-3 ft. above the lowest level recorded in 1930. It will be seen that the position regarding water-supply in 1932 would have been quite satisfactory even without the standby plant. During the calendar year of 1932 the lake-level has been so well maintained that it was found advisable to shut down the standby plant on 16th May, 1933, and since that date to 31st July the lake, after falling to 1668-7, has risen again to nearly the same level; the level on 16th May being 1669-95 and at 31st July 1669-88—an unusual state of affairs. It is interesting to note that while during the odd years for some time past the rainfall and Harper flow have been normal, the even years have shown a decrease from normal. WAITAKI RIVER SCHEME (ELECTRICAL SECTION). Due to the prevailing financial conditions progress has been curtailed during the past year to conform with the rate of construction of the major sections of this development. Main Transmission-line - Power-house - Glenavy. This line has been in service at 66,000 volts since 28th June, 1931, as a main supply from the Coleridge system, and is completed with the exception of one span from the power-house to the Outdoor Station, the erection of this span being held over until a convenient opportunity presents itself. The insulators on the line were " live-line " tested in May last and were found to be in good order. Routine maintenance and patrols have also been carried out. Main Transmission Telephone-line. This line has given good service during the year, with the exception of breaks in the cadmiumcopper conductors due to vibration. Experimental spans with binders and sleeves of special " damper " design were erected and no failures occurred in these particular spans. Special material has been ordered and it is anticipated that the trouble will now be overcome. Timaru-Oamaru Transmission-line . The construction of the new second line between Timaru and Oamaru Substations was completed in May, 1932, with the exception of the proposed tower section at the Timaru end, and supply changed over from the old line of 3/0 A.CS.R. to the new 19/13 copper line on 15th May, 1932,

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Timaru-Oamaru Transmission Telephone-line. On the 15th May, 1932, Glenavy Substation was connected in on this new telephone-line on completion of its construction, thus linking up the Waitaki scheme with the Lake Coleridge telephone system. Glenavy Substation. The substation buildings were completed in May, 1932, and the switch-gear moved into the building and the telephone exchange erected in its permanent position. The work done during last year at the substation has been reduced to a minimum. There still remains to be completed the following work :— Installation of the benchboard and 400 v. main panel. Laying of cables for main control system. Installation of oil-tanks and oil-piping system. Lighting of steel structures. Levelling of site of steelwork and the planting of hedges and erection of fences. Oamaru Substation. The initial construction of this substation was completed last year and practically no construction work has been carried out this year. Outdoor Station at Works. During the year the two remaining 3,000-gallon oil-storage tanks were placed on temporary pads and filled with transformer oil from drums. These two tanks wiU be moved alongside the three permanent tanks when clearance from the temporary rail track is possible. The oil-switch tanks have been bolted to their foundations for protection against earthquakes. The work remaining consists of the installation of the oil system and oil-house, installation of lightning-arresters and potential transformers, control wiring and fencing and lighting of structures. Transformer Station at Power-house. The steel structures and erection of switch-gear has been completed, and the transformers taken to site. Water-cooling pipes and discharge-pipes have been completed, and conservators and breathers installed on the main transformers. Work still remaining for completion consists of the following : — Drying-out of transformers and bushings. Fitting of bushings and connections. Filtering oil and filling transformers. Painting of transformers. Main Turbines. During the period under review the two main turbines have been completely erected, with the exception of a few small details. Main Generators. Both main generators together with exciters and sub-exciters are now completely assembled. Auxiliary Generating-units. These two sets are completely assembled. Switch-gear. The control switch-gear and switchboards have been erected in position in the control-room and wiring of same is proceeding. ... A commencement has been made on erecting cleats for the main cable laying, which will shortly be started in the power-house. Headgates, Gantry Crane, and Winches. The gantry crane has been erected and wiring completed. Headgates - winches are stowed on intake platform. HYDRAULIC DESIGN OFFICE. A feature of the year's work has been the amount of testing and investigation work carried out. Tests at Mangahao were carried out with a view to reducing the hydraulic losses in the pipe system leading to the turbines. As a result, proposals have been outlined which should improve the efficiency and output of the station as now operating. The alterations will be carried out as opportunity offers.

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As usual, statistics of river-flow have been collected and charted. Growth of load has been somewhat tardy, and the various stations have had no difficulty in carrying the load, though the Mangahao-Waikaremoana system has had very little to spare. A comprehensive study of existing flow records was carried out to ascertain the probability of destructive floods and serious droughts occurring in any of our supply systems. Some useful pointers have come from the studies, none of which suggest that adequate precautions have not been taken in design. The studies have, however, emphasized the fact that records over much longer periods are necessary before anything like definite probabilities can be calculated. Waitaki. —Eoutine work has been done in connection with the Waitaki dam. Also studies of sedimentation and. the control of floods during the most critical stage of the undertaking, while the river channel is being closed. Chateau Tongariro, National Park. —In order to provide adequate lighting, cooking, and power for the Chateau Tongariro, and to save heavy expense in the purchase, cartage, and handling of fuel, a hydro-electric set of 100 kilowatts rated capacity was designed to be placed in the Whakapapanui Stream. The headworks of this are now complete, and work is in hand on the power-house to be in readiness for the plant, which is due early in September. A comprehensive investigation and survey to determine the remaining power resources of the Waikato Eiver is now in progress. There is no doubt that the Waikato has great and valuable potentialities for the development of power, but it is not yet possible to say just how they should be developed. ELECTRICAL DESIGN OFFICE. As the construction programme for the year was smaller than for several preceding years, being largely restricted to extensions to existing works and, the carrying-out of new works already in course of construction, the amount of design work involved was less than that executed in the preceding year, and the staff has been correspondingly reduced. Lake Coleridge System. The extensive alterations and additions to buildings and equipment at Addington involved a considerable amount of design work during the year. The building-space in the main substation which the large transformers and their oil-circuit breakers formerly occupied is being used for the new 11,000-volt switch-gear which has been ordered for the main circuits. This switch-gear has a rupturing capacity of 500,000 kv.a. to meet the exacting service required of it when Waitaki and Waipori generating-units and other synchronous machines are connected to the system, whilst its current-carrying capacity provides for a large increase in the substation load. The following design work was carried out for this system : — Addington Substation — First section workshop, testing and office building, also specification. Balance of workshop, testing and office building, also specification. Oil-filter house, lubricating-oil store, and pump-house. Reinforced-concrete floor for new 11,000-volt switch-gear. Foundations for 30-ton turntable. Foundations for oil-storage tanks. Oil and water piping. Layout of power and control cables. 30-ton turntable, also specification. Oil-storage tanks, also specification. Layout of new 11,000-volt switch-gear. Phasing diagrams. Timaru Substation — Layout drawing of site. Design for proposed new substation building. Mangahao-Waikakemoana System. The installation of increased transformer capacity at Masterton Substation, together with its controlling switch-gear, involved design work for foundation details. Short-circuit calculations were carried out for the earthing-system at Mangahao Power-station. The following design was carried out for this system : — Masterton — Foundations for second transformer and extensions to outdoor switch-gear and steelwork. Melling — Foundations for steelwork and transformers. Stratford — - Layout of switch-gear and transformer for Power Board supply. Foundations for 110,000/11,000-volt transformers and metering cubicle. Foundations for turntables. Design and specification for 10-ft.-diameter turntable. Hawera — Drawings and specifications for cottage and single men's quarters.

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Arapuni-Hokahora Scheme. Preliminary design work was carried out in connection with the proposed extensions to Arapuni Power-station, which provide for four additional main generating-units with associated transformers and switch-gear. A preliminary diagram of connections for the ultimate development was prepared. Waitaki Powek Development. The building design work for the Waitaki Power-station was completed, the work done including concrete details, reinforcing details, interior partitions, doors, and other joinery, details of watersupply and drainage, and steel bending schedules. Transmission-lines. Arapuni-Stratford 110 kv. Line. —Contract let for the supply of 200 steel towers for the southern end of the line. Manufacturers' foundation and erection drawings of towers checked and issued. Investigation of foundations for towers on papa and sandstone sites. Location of towers and preparation of plans for a line deviation near Pohukura. Plans supplied in connection with compensation claims. Telephone-line investigation for long spans on Tangarakau Bush section. WaitaM-Glenavy 110 ho. Line. —Sag tables prepared for end spans of conductor and earth wire. Drawings of insulator weights and sundry fittings. Addington Transmission-lines. —Preparation of detail drawings for steel gantry structures to replace existing wood-pole supports and provide for future lines on the same right-of-way. Line sags and tensions, insulators, and foundations investigated. General. The main-line diagram for the North Island system recording the more important features of the various transmission-lines was prepared. The fusing and annealing effects of short circuiting currents on overhead line conductors were investigated. An improved design of road magnet for collecting nails, &c, from roads was prepared for the Main Highways Board. Specifications were prepared for the electrical equipment for hydro-electric plant at the Chateau Tongariro, National Park. Testing steelwork at Melling Substation, checking strength of water-tower at Addington Substation, and tests on spun concrete poles were amongst other routine work carried out. ELECTRIC-POWER BOARDS. There are now forty-five districts constituted, and forty actually carrying out the distribution and sale of electrical energy (August, 1933). The total area covered is 70,995 square miles, or 67 per cent, of the total area of the Dominion ; the total population concerned is 985,879, or 65 per cent, of the total population of the Dominion ; and the unimproved value of the land included in the electricpower districts and outer areas is £252,915,005, or 76 per cent, of the total unimproved value of the Dominion. So far only one of the four main cities —viz., Auckland—has been included in the inner area of a power district, but of the secondary centres the cities of Wanganui, Palmerston North, and Invercargill, and the boroughs of Timaru, Napier, Hastings, Blenheim, Greymouth, Gisborne, and Oamaru, are included. The advantage of Power Board organization, is more obvious to rural than to urban ratepayers, and yet the above position indicates that some of the more important centres have realized that it is to their advantage generally to be associated with the country in undertaking the work of reticulation of electric power on a comprehensive scale. Table XXII gives details of the date of constitution, the area, population, and rateable value of each of forty-five power districts already formed, also the amounts of the loans already authorized, and the voting on each poll taken. The total amount of the loans authorized by the forty districts which have taken their polls is £13,419,176. The population of the districts concerned is 980,379, so that the loans authorized amount to £13-79 per head of population, as compared with £13-78 last year. The unimproved valuation of the districts is £223,988,359, the loans authorized amounting to 6 per cent, of the unimproved rateable value of the lands pledged as security for the loans. The voting at the polls totalled 68,960 to 12,387. Table XXIII shows the capital outlay incurred by each Board up to the end of the financial year 1932-33, the revenue and annual expenditure, and the amount of rates struck and collected. The total capital outlay by the thirty-nine Boards which are in operation is £14,026,320, practically all of which is on works in service. The gross revenue from the sale of electricity by these Boards was £2,248,663. The general result is a profit over the whole business of the Power Boards of £48,822 for appropriation to reserve funds, &c, after paying capital charges for interest, sinking fund, and depreciation. During the last year four of the Boards struck a general rate, which was collected in all cases, and one of the Boards struck special rates for the security for loans, which were collected in this case. In December, 1932, an adjustment of boundaries was made between Tauranga Electric-power: District and Thames Valley Electric-power District, whereby the whole of Waihi Beach area was

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placed under.the jurisdiction of the latter Power Board. In June, 1933, the Waimea Electric-power Board successfully launched the loan proposals for the acquisition of the assets of the Motueka Borough Council and of the Waimea Electric-supply Co. respectively. LOCAL ELECTRIC-SUPPLY SYSTEMS. Including the Government plants, there are now (31st March, 1933) thirty-six public electric-power stations operating in the Dominion, as compared with forty last year. The decrease is due to Auckland Power Board plant being reclassified as " standby " for Arapuni, and to the closing-down of the following plants —viz., Mataura and Patea —and to South Taranaki Power Board becoming a bulk consumer of Mangahao-Waikaremoana system. In December, 1932, the Mataura Borough Council area of supply was absorbed by the Southland Power Board; and, as the result of polls taken in June, 1933, tne identity of the Motueka Borough Council and of the Waimea Electric-supply Co. will disappear when control of these two systems is assumed by the Waimea Electric-power Board. The Halswell County Council license has been assigned to the Christchurch City Council. The total installed capacity (excluding standby plant) has increased during the year by 12,289 kw., or 6-39 per cent., from 191,133 kw. to 203,422 kw. The increase in installed capacity is mainly due to Arapuni resuming operations during the year and to the completion of new hydro station for the Grey Power Board at Kaimata. The 1,000 kw. steam station previously operated at Dobson by the Grey Power Board has been dismantled and sold, and the generating-plant of Auckland Power Board (41,160 kw.) shown as " main plant " in last year's figures is now classified as " standby." The proportion of installed plant is now as follows : — Proportion Stations. Kilowatts. per Cent. Water-power .. .. .. .. .. ..30 202,387 99-500 Steam-power (excluding standby plants at Portland (3,190 kw.), Auckland (41,160 kw.), Wanganui (1,500 kw.), Wellington (10,000 kw.), Invercargill (1,975 kw.), Gisborne (350 kw.), Waihi (1,640 kw.), Huntly (1,500 kw.), Dunedin (1,875 kw.), Christchurch (1,900 kw.) ; totalling 65,090 kw.) .. ..1 750 0-370 Gas-power (excluding standby plant, Palmerston North (1,020 kw.)) 2 89 0-034 Oil-power (excluding standby plants at Penrose (3,750 kw.), Lyttelton (5,760 kw.), Dunedin (860 kw.), Blenheim (420 kw.), Hastings (1,087 kw.), Gisborne (980 kw.), Ashburton (160 kw.), Napier (400 kw.), Rotorua (150 kw.), Opunake (148 kw.), Ohakune (113 kw.), Hawera (502 kw.), Oamaru (192 kw.), New Plymouth (300 kw.) ; totalling 14,822 kw.) 3 196 0-096 36 203,422 100-000 The number of consumers supplied has increased from 309,360 to 322,997, an increase of 13,637, or 4-42 per cent., for the year. The total population included in the various areas of electric-supply is 1,407,927, or 93 per cent, of the total population of the Dominion, so that the ideal of a supply being available to every home in the Dominion is well on the way to realization. The basis of analysis and compilation adopted this year for ascertaining the number of units sold is slightly different from that of previous years, and the 1932 comparative figures quoted herein have since been corrected to the same basis. The units sold per head of population supplied were 452, as compared with 440 last year, the difference being mainly due to the increased number of consumers. The total length of distribution-line is 20,585 route-miles, as compared with 20,257 last year, an increase of 328 miles, or 1-62 per cent. The number of consumers per route-mile is 15-7, as compared with 15-2 last year. These increases are due to extensions of country lines and to additional consumers being connected to the extra mileage of new lines erected during the previous year, to which lines the full number of services were not then connected. The sales per route-mile of line were 30,900 units, and the revenue £218. The units are more than last year (30,400), and there is an increase in revenue as against £211 last year. The maximum demand per head of population in the areas supplied is nearing the allocation of 0-15 kw., or 0-2 h.p., per head of population, the basis of the design of the Government schemes. Out of the ninety-eight distributing authorities, seventy-two showed a profit for the year amounting to £398,729, and twenty-six showed a loss amounting to £100,159. The gross revenue (excluding rates) was £4,480,716, and the general result is a profit for the whole Dominion of £298,570 after paying working-costs (£1,948,583) and capital (interest, sinking fund, and depreciation) charges (£2,233,563) at the rate of 7-18 per cent, on the total capital outlay of £31,118,614. This shows a profit of 0-95 per cent., as compared with 2-15 per cent, last year. The business on the whole is thus a thoroughly sound and remunerative one as well as supplying a public necessity to 93 per cent, of the population of the Dominion. It should be pointed out that depreciation charges included this year were not included in last year's summary, which showed 2-15 per cent, return.

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The following table summarizes the results of the year's operations in connection with electric supply throughout the Dominion, and Table XXIX shows in condensed form the financial statistics for each supply .authority. It should be noted that the method of compilation and computation adopted for the following table is slightly different to that of previous years.

GROWTH OF LOAD. The total connected load at end of the year under review was 1,108,231 kw., compared with 1,100,849 for 1932. Statistics pertaining to the increasing use of electric ranges, electric water-heaters, and milkingmachines have been collected; and scheduled for some years past, and from the following table it will be seen that during the period 1925 to 1933 the growth has been phenomenal:—

See Table XXVII for details for year ended 31st March, 1933.

BROKEN WIRES AND POLES. During the year ending 31st March, 1933, there were 1,407 broken wires reported by electricsupply authorities, with 98,068 miles of conductor erected. The corresponding figures for the previous year were 1,574 broken wires, and 94,014 miles of conductor in use. Falling trees were again the principal cause of the breaks, and accounted for 22-5 per cent, of the total, as against 21-75 per cent, for 1932.

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Water. Steam. Gas. Oil. Total. 1. Number of stations .... No. 30 1 2 3 36 2. Installed capacity (main plant) .. Kw. 202,387 750 89 196 203,422 3. Installed capacity (standby plant) .. Kw. 80,932 500 .. .. 81,432 4. Number of consumers .. ..No. 319,348 2,652 505 492 322,997 5. Connected load .. .. .. Kw. 1,100,305 6,913 371 642 1,108,231 6 Units generated .. .. ..No. 826,833,713 2,145,040 117,989 188,029 829,284,771 7. Units sold to consumers (Table XXIV) No. 635,049,868 1,634,275 94,84! 136,207 636,915,191 8. Percentage of non-productive units .. % 23-15 19-57 19-63 27-60 23-20 9. Total operative capital (including dis- £ 30,950,339 112,890 26,804 28,581 31,118,614 tribution systems and standby plant) 10. Total capital per kilowatt installed £ 109 91 300 146 101 (including distribution systems, &c.) 11. Annual working-costs .. .. £ 1,018,860* 11,830* 3,111 3,202 1,037,003* 12. Annual working - cost per unit under d. 0-385 1-75 7-91 5-7 0-391 section 7 13. Annual capital costs (interest, sinking £ 2,219,166 7,927 2,447 4,023 2,233,563 fund, and depreciation) 14. Annual capital cost per unit under d. 0-84 1-16 6-2 7-1 0-84 section 7 15. Annual capital costs as percentage of % 7-18 7-02 9-13 14-07 7-18 capital 16. Total annual costs (section 11 plus £ 3,238,026 19,757 5,558 7,225 3,270,566 section 13) 17. Total annual cost per unit under d. 1-225 2-91 14-11 12-80 1-231 section 7 18. Total annual revenue (excluding rates £ 3,536,088 24,417 3,971 4,660 3,569,136 and bulk sales) from consumers 19. Average revenue per unitf under sec- d. 1-27 3-57 9-73 7-93 1-28 tion 7 (Table XXV) 20. Net profit (section 18, less sections 11 £ 298,062 4,660 -1,587 -2,565 298,570 and 13) 21. Ratio working-costs to revenue (section % 29-0 48-5 78-30 68-7 29-20 11 and section 18) * Alter deducting revenue derived from bulk sales (Table XXV). t From retail sale ol electricity: ,

Year. Consumers. Electric Ranges w F le ° tri ° nn^**"^* 6 Water-heaters. Milking-machines. Number. Number. Number. Number. 1925 .. .. .. .. 148,699 1,526 .. 3,581 1926 .. .. .. •• 192,392 4,671 6,654 4,856 1927 .. .. .. •• 228,345 9,511 14,160 . 6,738 1928 .. .. •• •• 243,795 15,766 21,513 8,514 1929 .. .. •■ •■ 266,306 20,254 29,257 10,161 1930 .. •• 284,235 25,997 37,564 11,922 1931 .. .. •• •• 300,809 29,480 42,803 13,656 1932 .. .. .. •• 309,360 31.973 45,796 14,163 1933 .. .. •• •• 322,997 33,723 47,772 15,913

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As regards broken poles, 500 instances were reported for the year, of which 391 were New Zealand blue-gum. For 1932 the total number of broken poles reported was 291, and it is still evident that electric-supply authorities who experimented with New Zealand blue-gum and nondescript Australian " hardwoods " are now being called upon to make replacements after approximately five to seven years of pole-life.

Actual Mileages and Sizes of Overhead Conductors in Use at 31st March, 1933.

Grand total, 98,068 miles. No returns received from Auckland, Christchurch, and Halswell. ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND ELECTRIAL WIRING REGULATIONS. The Electrical Supply and Electrical Wiring Regulations, which were gazetted in 1927 with the intention of reviewing same after two years' trial, are now being revised. It is expected that this work of revision will be completed during the early part of 1934.

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INSPECTION OP ELECTRIC LINES, ALSO PRIVATE GENERATING-PLANTS. During the year under review the additions to existing lines have been less than in previous years, due to the prevailing economic conditions, consequently there has not been the necessity or opportunity for the amount of inspection hitherto carried out. Inspections are now being resumed, and it is hoped to find that the standard of maintenance demanded by the regulations has not been relaxed to any appreciable extent since previous inspections. The inspection activities in the past have undoubtedly tended towards the maintaining of a high standard, coupled with a general willingness on the part of the supply authorities to co-operate with this Department in bringing electric lines up to requirements. The following supply authorities have notified extensions to electric lines in their respective districts during the year: — Power Boards — Power Boards— continued. Boroughs — continued. Ashburton Taranaki. Napier. Banks Peninsula. Tararua. New Plymouth. Central. Tauranga. Ohakune. Dannevirke. Te Awamutu. Patea. Franklin. Thames Valley. Taumarunui. Golden Bay. Wairarapa. Westport. Horowhenua. Wairere. Whakatane. Hutt Waitaki. Whangarei. Malvern. Waitemata. Town District — Manawatu-Oroua. Waitomo. Te Puke. Marlborough. Wanganui-Rangitikei. County Council — North Canterbury. Cities— Waimairi. Opunake. Dunedin. Companies — Otago. Nelson. Wilson's Cement. South Canterbury. Palmerston North. Waimea Electric-supply. Southland. Boroughs— Blackball. South Taranaki. Blufi. Springs-Ellesmere. Hamilton. It is not generally known that under the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Amendment Act, 1928, it is mandatory to give notice of the installation of private electric plants, and provision is made for the inspection of these plants before same are placed in service. During the year a number of such installations came under notice, the existence of some of which was not previously known, and this has occasioned a good deal of routine work. LICENSES ISSUED. The following water-power and electric-line licenses and permits have been issued during the period from July, 1932, to July, 1933 : Licenses (43)— Kauri Timber Co. (revocation) ; W. Jacentho, Oruru (assignment) ; M. Ball, Omakau ; H. S. Glass, Pembroke (assignment) ; E. R. Dymock, Fern Flat (revocation); N. A. Harvey, Havelock; L. H. Daveney, Oruru (revocation); F. W. Fitzpatnck, Waipiro Bay ; Inglewood Borough Council (revocation) ; Stratford Borough Council (revocation) ; L J G Hamilton, Tokoroa (revocation) ; A. Jones, Waipipi (revocation); Butler Bros., Ruatapu; J.' M. Faults, Pembroke ; D. J. McKay, Mangonui; M. M. Farley, Karekare ; M. W. Wallis, Okete; T W Collins Warkworth (2); D. Simpson, Karamea ; Wallace Supplies, Ltd., Ruawai; L. Keys, Kohukohu ; A. Clark, Maheno ; W. J. Lusty, Te Uku ; Golden Terrace Extended Gold-mining Co., (assignment) ; A. J. Harris, Rere ; R. Jopp, Moutere ; A. S. Cambridge, Omarama ; Northland Pictures, Kaikohe ; A. C. Pease, Mangafoki; F. Archer, Tuna Bay; Mamototo Hospital Board (revocation) ; W. H. Harvey, Manaroa ; Gillespie's Beach Gold-dredging Co.; Waipiata Hall Co., Waipiata (2)'; Harbour Board, Tolaga Bay ; Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd., Dargaville ; Taumarunui Borough Council; Tokomaru Sheep-farmers' Co. (assignment) ; W. Reid and Sons, Arrowtown; E S Parker Blenheim (revocation) ; W. G. McMillan, Cromwell. Permits (17)— L. W. Potter, Kuriwao; G.'Richmond, Takaka ; A. Clark, Maheno; A. Taylor, Alexandra; A. T. Young, Kamo; C B Brereton, Motueka; Auckland Farmers' Freezing Co., Moerewa ; P. R. Sargood, Pembroke; Murdoch and Kean, Middlemarch ; H. H. Steedman, Tokaanu ; T. Raven, Okato ; T. G. Simcox, Puketitiri; S. Knight, Ongarue ; M. Harte, Rai Valley ; D. Cameron, Hinakura; W. M. Turner, Mayfield ;' Borthwicks Ltd., Waitara. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BOARD. An opportunity to submit the draft Bill to give effect to the Electrical Supply Authorities' representations regarding the sale and use of unsafe electrical appliances has not presented itself during the past year. ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS. During the year there were reported to the Department thirty-four electrical accidents, involving the loss of human life in twelve instances. Corresponding figures for 1932 were thirty and ten This year's electrical accidents resulted in injuries (fatal and otherwise) to the following :— Electrical employees .. .. • • • • .. 15 Other tradesmen .. .. • • • ■ .. 9 General public.. .. •• •• •• ..7 Stock .. •• ■• •• •• 8 Total 39

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The graph below has been prepared to show the number of electrical accidents reported up to 31st March, 1933. Although the annual total accidents shows an increase which is to be regretted, curve No. 4 has been plotted to indicate that, on the basis of an increasing number of route-miles of line in operation, the incidence of accidents is not increasing at the rate curve No. 1 would seem to imply.

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ELECTRICAL FIRES. During tie year there were thirteen fires attributed to electrical causes and reported to the Department by electrical-supply authorities as per list below. The corresponding figures for 1932 and 1931 were sixteen and twenty-three respectively. The sources of this year's electrical fires included the following: — Electric irons .. .. • • • • • • .. 4 „ radiators ... .. • • • ■ .. 2 „ radios .. .. • • • • • • .. 1 Other electrical appliances .. .. • ■ .. 2 Defective installations .. .. .. • • .. 4 Total .. .. •• •• •• •• 13 REGISTRATION OE ELECTRICAL WIREMEN. For the year ending 30th June, 1933, forty-nine reports of breaches of the Act and nineteen reports of defective work were received. There were at the 30th June, 1933, forty-five current endorsements for defective work, and the Board decided during the year that four endorsements be removed. During the year there were two appeals lodged against the decision of the Board, one being for endorsing certificates and the other for cancelling registration. In both cases the Board's decision was upheld. There has been further evidence during the year of the dangers incurred by work carried out by unskilled and unregistered persons. One fatal accident occurred in which the work carried out by an unskilled person was the direct cause, and in connection with another fatal accident it was found that the fuse-link had been replaced with a wire of about five times too large a carrying-capacity. There have been cases of shock and of fire from work done by unqualified persons. In an endeavour to see that all wiring in theatres was being carried out in accordance with the Act a letter was sent to all theatre-proprietors in 1926, and, as a result of reports indicating defective wiring in some cases, a further letter was prepared in 1933 ; supplies were forwarded to the supply authorities and they were requested to deliver a copy to the proprietor of each theatre in their respective areas. Copies were forwarded direct to all theatres outside the areas covered by the supply authorities. The introduction of mains-operated radio receiving sets presented a difficult problem in that a class of experts had grown up in the radio trade during the time battery-operated sets had been in use, and the number of registered electrical wiremen who were conversant with the radio side of the set was comparatively small. In the interests of public safety it was necessary to see that the small amount of electrical-wiring work associated with a radio set was carried out properly, and the only apparent way in which this could be done without causing considerable inconvenience to the user of the radio set was to grant registration to carry out such work. The facilities placed at the disposal of the radio trade whereby limited registration is granted to persons who pass an examination have been very fully availed of during the year. The large number of candidates who failed to answer satisfactorily the simple practical wiring questions, together with the reports received of sets having been improperly installed, shows the necessity for the examination and registration. The limited registration which is granted covers the following : — (1) The installation and connecting of any earthing conductor used for any radio apparatus. (2) The connecting of a flexible cord to any radio apparatus, or to any plug-top, ceiling-rose, or other connecter used between the fixed wiring and such apparatus. (3) The replacement of any flexible cord used for supplying electrical energy to any radio apparatus and used between the fixed wiring and such apparatus. (4) The replacement of a fuse-link on any subcircuit used to supply electrical energy to any radio apparatus. (5) The removal and/or replacement of any radio apparatus as a whole or in part and which is connected to the fixed wiring by means of a flexible cord. The qualifications necessary for this limited registration are that the applicant must be not less than nineteen years of age, must have passed an approved examination, and must prove to the satisfaction of the Registration Board that he has had not less than three years' experience in such work. There have been 974 candidates and of these 584 failed. To assist the supply authorities in the difficult task of regulating the installation of radio sets a list of men to whom limited registration had been granted was prepared and circulated in April, 1933. Examinations for wiremen were held in September, 1932, and March, 1933. The number of candidates sitting for the examination continues to show a decrease from the maximum in September, 1929. The results in the written part show a marked improvement in the last examination, but up to then they had been very unsatisfactory. The results in the practical part have remained practically steady for the last four examinations and are equal to the average percentage of passes for all examinations. Provision was made in the 1928 Amendment to the Act for all wiring done for any Department of State to be inspected, tested, and approved by a person directed in that behalf by the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department. The Inspectors of the supply authorities were appointed to undertake this work, and, in addition, several qualified persons were appointed to undertake the work on behalf of the Government Railways and the Public Works Department. The appointments on behalf of the Railways and the Public Works were necessary because in the former case there is a considerable amount of special apparatus not found in other installations, and every care has to be

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taken to see that there is no interference with the running of the trains, and, in the latter case, because on certain construction work, more especially tunnelling, a considerable amount of temporary wiring is used, and the nature of some of the work, such as blasting, demands constant supervision and inspection to safeguard the men employed on the works. The duties of the Inspectors appointed on behalf of the Railways and Public Works do not involve the inspection of any otter Government buildings nor the inspection of any permanent dwellings, but the inspections made take the place of the inspections by the supply authority. They do 'not, however, relieve either body from compliance with the requirements of the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act and the Electrical Supply and Electrical Wiring Regulations. Some doubt appears to exist as to when it is necessary to employ registered wiremen, when notice has to be given to the supply authority, and whether appliances may be connected to the supply before inspection and test. Regarding the employment of registered wiremen, the Act applies only to electrical wiring work as defined in Regulation 8 of the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Regulations, 1929, and where such work is carried out in connection with the repair or assembly of apparatus on premises other than those on which the apparatus will be used—for example, assembly in a factory or repairs in a workshop—the work can be done by the general employees, but it must then be inspected and tested by a registered wireman before it is put into use. Notice has to be given to the supply authority in all cases where electrical wiring work is to be carried out, the notice must be given by the person undertaking the work, and it must be given prior to the work being commenced. The provision regarding the connecting-up of appliances appears to be too wide for practical application, and it is proposed to clarify the matter at an early date. At present it would appear that no apparatus may be connected up without the permission of the supply authority, and it is obvious that a consumer will not bother to obtain permission for all the appliances he may purchase from time to time such as radiators, toasters, irons, and standard lamps. It is proposed to limit the provision to such appliances and situations where the use of an appliance may introduce a hazard. The proposed minor amendments to the regulations have not yet been finalized, but it is expected that this work will be completed in a very short time. Further endeavours have been made to reduce the expenditure to an absolute minimum consistent with the importance of the work in securing the safety of consumers and property. The Act is mainly in the interest of the consumers, and it is only reasonable that each consumer should contribute towards the cost of administration. The cost per consumer, is so small, that it is not practicable to collect this sum direct from the individual consumers and recourse has therefore been made to collecting it through the supply authorities. The Public Works Department pays a large proportion of the cost. The amount to be collected through the supply authorities this year is equal to 072 d. per consumer ; this shows a decrease of 28 per cent, from the maximum amount which was approximately Id. per consumer. As an insurance against defective work, the premium cannot be considered excessive. The number of ordinary centres where examinations would be held if there were five or more candidates was reduced in September, 1933, from twenty-five to twelve, and it is anticipated this will efiect a further reduction in expenditure. Registration fees have increased by £85, examination fees have decreased by £105, but, as an offset to this, the costs of examination show a decrease of £55, and this will be further reduced in future. The fees paid to Board members have decreased by £30, but office expenses have increased by £90, due to a charge now being made for accounting and record services. The total expenditure for the year ended 30th March, 1933, has decreased by £38. It is not possible to compare the cost of administering the Act with the cost to the supply authorities of licensing wiremen prior to the Act coming into force, because there are no' figures available in the latter case. The number of consumers has increased from 192,392 in 1926 to 322,997 in 1933, an increase of 68 per cent. The class of work now carried out is of a higher standard than that which existed prior to the Act coming into force, and the standard is much more uniform throughout the country. From a safety and economic standpoint the Act has adequately justified its existence. The summarized results of the two electrical wiremen's examinations held during the current year were as follows: — Entered. Passed. Written Part .. .. .. .. 34.1 132 Practical Part .. .. .. 236 110 F. T. M. Kissel, B.Sc, M.1.E.E., A.M.I.C.E. Chief Electrical Engineer.

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INDEX TO TABLES.

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Table Page No. No. ■ Waikato Electric-power supplyCapital outlay and results of operation I 74 Analysis of capital outlay .. .. II 75 Analysis of working-costs .. .. Ill 76 Total connected load (kilowatts) .. IV 76 Route-miles of Public Works Depart- V 77 ment lines in operation Route-miles of Power Board lines in VI 78 operation Gross financial results of distribution VII 79 Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power supply— Capital outlay and results of operation VIII 80 Analysis of capital outlay .. .. IX 81 Analysis of working-costs .. .. X 81 Total connected load (kilowatts) .. XI 81 Gross financial results of distribution XII 82 Route-miles of Power Board lines in XIII 83 operation Route-miles of Public Works Depart- XIV 83 ment lines in operation

Table Page No. No. Lake Coleridge Electric-power supply— Capital outlay and results of operation XV 84 Analysis of capital outlay .. .. XVI 85 Analysis of working-costs .. .. XVII 85 Total connected load (kilowatts) .. XVIII 86 Gross financial results of distribution XIX 87 Route-miles of Power Board lines in XX 88 operation Route-miles of Public Works Depart- XXI 89 ment lines in operation Electric-power Boards— Statistical data .. .. .. XXII 91 Financial statistics for 1932-33 .. XXIII 93 Electric-supply stations of New Zealand— Statistical and technical data .. XXIV 95 Summary of operating-results, 1932-33 XXV 97 Schedule of appropriations for 1932-33 XXVI 99 Schedule of electric ranges, water- XXVII 102 heaters, and milking-machines Average revenue per consumer and per XXVIII 105 capita, &c. Condensed financial statistics for each XXIX 108 electric-supply authority

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Table I.—Waikato Electeic-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme.—Results of Operation, etc.

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Tenth Year, Eleventh Year, Twelfth Year, Thirteenth Year March, 1930. March, 1931. March, 1932. March, 1933. ' Capital outlay— £ £ £ £ Horahora —Assets in operation .. .. .. 624,117 Arapuni —Assets in operation .. .. .. 2,705,894 Total assets in operation .. .. .. 3,330,011 1,286,667 1,322,190 4,522,152 Assets not in operation .. .. .. .. 330,416 2,657,170 3,231,114 158,332 Costs — Working-costs .. .. .. .. .. 62,702 101,889 115,003 47,740 Capital costs — Interest .. .. .. .. .. 135,622 85,389 62,524 218,848 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 60,127 33,009 24,911 75,951 Sinking fund King's Wharf capital charges .. .. .. .. .. 36,590 258,451 220,287 202,438 379,129 Revenue .. .. .'. .. .. .. 225,683 184,593 161,884 337,641 Profit .. .. .. ■.. .. ..Dr. 32,768 Dr. 35,694 Dr. 40,554 Dr. 41,487 Accumulated surplus .. .. .. .. Dr. 2,618 Dr. 38,312 Dr. 78,867 Dr. 120,354 Accumulated Depreciation Fund .. .. .. 165,757 186,405 211,610 283,823 Accumulated Sinking Fund ... .. .. 54,445 7,072* 9,491 11,937 Maximum load (kilowatts) — System for year .. .. .. .. .. 41,520 49,520 18,710 54,020 Arapuni Power-station for year .. .. .. 33,900 38,400 .. 46,800 Horahora Power-station for year .. .. .. 10,200 11,300 ]°2,200 12,500 Arapuni Power-station, average weekly .. .. 24,731 35,927 38,290 Horahora Power-station, average weekly .. .. 7,752 9,804 11,194 9,830 Units output— Arapuni Power-station, total generated .. .. 121,084,986 40,898,950 . .. 222,253,140 Horahora Power-station, total generated .. .. 56,648,365 80,075,210 92,602,600 55,111,780 Grand Junction Power-station, total generated .. 2,682,100 6,368,600 1,746,600 Penrose Diesel Power-station, total generated .. 2,608,248 7,524,620 4,896,540 255,200 Huntly Steam Power-station, total generated .. .. 8,288,930 462,000 Units purchased (McLaren's Falls, Auckland Power 7,706,548 8,226,397 15,994,315 6,395.886 Board, and New Zealand Dairy Factory) Total units generated and purchased .. 190,710,247 143,093,777 123,528,985 284,478,006 (1) Units used for station auxiliaries, &c. .. .. 2,478,395 2,070,723 1,938,758 1,290,370 (2) Units available for outgoing lines .. .. 188,231,852 141,023,054 121,582,526 283,187.636 (3)Unitssold .. .. .. .. .. 173,003,373 131,013,550 114,082,352 257,109^806 (4) Total losses .. .. .. .. .. 15,228,479 10,009,504 7,500,174 26,077,830 (5) Losses as a percentage of units available .. 8-09 7-09 6-17 9-20 Units sold — 1. Auckland Power Board .. ., .. 72,593,366 26,393,208 1,155,815 138,883,116 2. Waitemata Power Board, Henderson .. .. 4,168,327 5,033,780 5,471,100 5,843,720 .. Waitemata Power Board, Takapuna .. .. 6,695,120 7.417,888 7,895,104 8,383,360 3. Thames Valley Power Board — Horahora.. .. .. .. .. 5,203,223 487,008 330,516 207,682 Matamata.. .. .. .. .. 3,950,613 8,071,510 8,255,133 8,023,434 Waihou .. .. .. .. .. 9,785,568 8,410,924 8,816,262 10,309,740 Waikino .". .. .. .. .. 4,082,987 3,267,015 2,810,946 2,901,567 Kerepeehi.. .. .. .. .. 5,018,567 4,396,194 4,738,252 5,240,540 Sum .. .. .. .. .. 28,040,958 24,632,651 24,951,109 26,682,963 4. Waihi Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. 19,730,740 20,068,989 20,588,073 20,160,752 5. Waihi Grand Junction Gold Co. .. .. 77,600 166,820 284,634 323,326 6. Franklin Power Board .. .. .. 7,825,134 9,431,176 10,497,828 11,644,796 7. Central Power Board, Hamilton .. .. 7,438,722 5,907,180 6,718,610 7,047,740 .. Central Power Board, Huntly .. .. .. 1,700,753 4,497,935 5,701,305 5,927,710 8. Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. 3,811,465 4,430,420 4,654,970 4,984,900 9. New Zealand Railways, Frankton Junction .. 279,120 383,391 319,623 316,222 10. Cambridge Power Board .. .. .. 3,976,400 4,405,130 4.587,520 4,812,480 11. Te Awamutu Power Board .. .. .. 5,166,686 6,001,872 6,277,200 6,499,056 12. Waitomo Power Board .. .. .. 2,166,774 2,669,288 2,945,600 3,186,234 13. Arapuni Construction .. .. .. 9,532 5,552 1,912,100 63,164 14. Tourist Department, Mamaku .. .. .. 42,811 54,311 53.072 62,278 .. Tourist Department, Rotorua .. .. .. 1,528,365 1,112,950 969,740 | 2,291,906 15. Bay of Plenty Power Board, Edgecumbe .. 3,215,375 3,780,625 4,382,500! 4,731,375 .. Bay of Plenty Power Board, Waiotahi .. .. 2,881,887 3,805,810 4,226,475 | 4,413,875 16. Other consumers .. .. .. .. 1,654,238 814,574 489,974 I 850,833 Total units sold .. .. .. .. 173,003,373 131,013,550 114,082,352 257,109,806 * £49,768 utilized for redemption of loans.

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Table I.-Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme. —Results of Operations, etc. — continued.

Table II.-Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme. —Analysis of Capital Outlay.

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Tenth Year, Eleventh Year, Twelfth Year, Thirteenth Year, — March, 1930. March, 1931. March, 1932. March, 1933. L °lv«tem Or ' annUaI(PerCent °" 52-4 33-0 75-36 60-12 Power-house, Arapuni '.'. 40-8 60-9* . 55-61* Power-house, Horahora 63-4 80-9 86-64 50-34 Working-costs (£62,702) (£101,889) (£115,003) (««.«0) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £1-51 £2-06 £b-15 fcO-884 Per unit generated and purchased O-079d. 0-171d. 0-224d. 0-040d. Per unit sold ■■ 0-087d. 0-187d. 0-242d. 0-045d. Capital costs " " (£195,749) (£118,398) (£87,435) (£333 737) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £4-71 £2-39 £4-b7 £b- 17b Per unit generated and purchased 0-246d. 0-199d. 0-170(1. 0-281d. Per unit sold .. 0-261(1. 0-217(1. 0-184d. 0-312d. Total costs on system (£258,451) (£220,287) (£202 438) (£381477) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £6-22 £4-45 £10-82 +,7-0b2 Per unit generated and purchased 0-325d. 0-369d. 0-394d. 0-322d. Per unit sold .. 0-348d. 0-403d. 0-426d. 0-357d. (Note. —Gapital costs do not include Sinking Fund.) ' Revenue (£225,683) (£184,593) (£161,884) (£337,641) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £5-42 £3-73 £8-64 6 /, 2 . 4 , 8 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. 0-284d. 0-310d. 0-314d. 0-285d. Per rn.it Lid .. 0-313d. 0-338d. 0-340d. O-315d. * Load factor for period of operation.

Expenditure _ 1932. 1933. dnringYear. Dr. Or. Land, roading, and fencing .. .. .. •• 37,026 37,026 General oharfes .... .. .. " 21,975 50,434 28,459 Headworks and tailraoe 930,843 933,457 2,614 Generating-station, transformers, and machinery .. 634,385 636,728 2,343 Village S 49,162 49,204 42 Remtdial works 343,544 367,691 24,147 2,016,935 2,074,540 57,605 Horahora — Land, roading, and fencing .. .. .. •• 3,208 d,208 Headworks and tailrace 145,495 150,124 4,629 Generating-station, transformers, and machinery .. 144,891 144,946 55 Staff, village 12,678 12,678 306,272 310,956 ' 4,684 Auxiliary plants— Waihi Grand Junction plant .. .. .. •• 9,139 9,128 .. 11 Penrose Diesel plant .. .. .. • • • • 61,814 61,814 Huntly steam plant 10,856 10,814 ■■ 42 81,809 81,756 .. 53 Transmission-lines (50 kv.) .. .. •• •• 244,931 245,149 218 Transmission-lines (110 kv.) 392,832 444,986 52,154 Substations (50 kv.) 177,521 178,071 929 379 Substations (110 kv.) 223,350 231,376 18,742 10,716 Distribution-lines (11 kv.) 40,853 33,193 ■■ 7,660 Distribution substations .. .. •• •• 10,831 10,831 General — Land, stores, and railway siding, Ruakura .. .. 13,809 13,809 Staff residences .. .. ■■ ■■ •• 4,372 4,372 Hamilton (office furniture, loose tools and equipment, and 19,234 19,429 195 motor-vehicles) Engineering office and general expenses on surveys and on 178,517 187,340 8,823 construction Interest during construction 612,625 627,280 14,655 Cost of raising loans 148,601 154,697 6,096 Stocks of spares at substations, &c. .. .. .. 23,595 23,156 .. 439 1,000,753 1,030,083 29,769 439 Total .. .. •• •• ■• 4,496,087 4,640,941* 164,101 19,247 • Excluding unissued stocks, £39,542.

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Table III.—Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme.—Operating or Working Costs.

Table IV.—Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme.—Connected Load, in Kilowatts, at 31st March, 1933.

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1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. Cost. Pet Unit c t Per Unit „ . Per Unit ~ f Per Unit generated. u8 *- generated. uost - generated. Co3t - generated Generating- £ d . £ d. £ d. £ d Horahora .. .. .. 7,018 0-032 7,430 0-022 8,317* 0-022 3 492* 0-015 £ ra Pf" 4,410 0-009 3,737 0-022 2,074 .. 8 347 0-009 Grand Junction 10,972 0-982 20,651 0-778 6,308 0-868 35 Penrose Diesels 4,791 0-441 12,861 0-410 8,969 0-439 1,352 l^272 Munti y •• •■ •• 12,394 0-359 718 0-373 Smn •• •■ •• 27,191 .. 44,679 .. 38,062 .. 13,944 P sold nit Per Unit Per Unit Per Unit Transmission-lines (110,50, and 11 kv.) 12,331 0°017 11,850 0°022 9 417 0°020 7 739 (m>07 Main substations (110 and 50 kv.) .. 9,016 0-012 9,252 0-017 8,752 0-018 8'322 0-008 Management and general .. .. 6,216 0-009 6,100 0-011 10,285 0-021 0-008 T ° tal , 34.754 0-076 71,881 0-132 66,516 0-139 38,971 0-036 Power purchased .. ... .. 7,777 .. 9,271 .. 22 514 7 253 Standby provision .. .. .. 171 .. 20,737 .. 25,973 '.'. 1)516 '.'. Total 62,702 0-087 101,889 0-187 115,003 0-242 47,740 0-044 Total units sold : 1929-30, 173,003,373,- 1930-31, 131,013,550 ; 1931-32, 114,082,352 ; 1932-33, 257,109,806. * The amount of f8,317 includes £1,374 tor additions to weir, which was transferred to capital in the followinff vear The actual working-costs of Horahora were thus £6,941 for 1931-32 and £4,868 for 1932-33. "•«»«" w me louowing year, ine actual

1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1. Auckland Electric-power Board .. .. 171,000 182,069 188 650 185 403 2. Waitemata Electric-power Board .. .. 16,456 18,615 20 585 23*252 3. Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. .. 20,205 22*081 23' 150 25'502 !' w^i^f!" 11^ 4 ' 570 5 ' 403 5,'403 5*406 5. Waihi Grand Junction Co. .. .. .. 2,528 620 620 620 6. Franklin Electric-power Board .. .. 6,917 8,301 9 272 10 194 7. Central Electric-power Board .. .. 9,350 10,965 13'491 14*422 8. Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. 7,813 9,169 9,473 10' 159 9. New Zealand Railways, Frankton .. .. 936 98 ' 774 ' 774. 10. New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., Frankton 828 902 954 1 004 11. State Farm, Ruakura .... 16 16 16 ' 16 12. Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. 2,694 2,833 3 000 3 075 13. Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co. .. .. 307 'l75 'ill 'l 69 14. Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. 4,848 5,482 5 787 6 192 15. Waitomo Electric-power Board .. .. 2,334 2*649 3*420 3*514 16. Tourist Department, Rotorua .. .. 3,681 4*229 4*492 4*739 17. Bay of Plenty Power Board .. .. .. 5,150 6,097 6*320 6*553 18. Public Works Department, Horahora .. 151 151 151 ' 151 19. Public Works Department, Arapuni .. .. 557 1,372 373 708 20. Public Works Department, Hamilton .. 56 ' 56 56 56 21. Public Works Department, Penrose .. .. 127 127 127 127 Total conneoted load .. .. 260,524 281,410 296,225 302,026

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Table V. —Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme.—Route-miles of Department's Lines in Operation at 31st March, 1933.

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Line. Supports. 1 Mile... 110,000 volt double circuit — Arapuni - Hamilton No. 2 .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 19/13 29.21 Hamilton No. 2 - Bombay .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 19/13 46.32 Bombay-Penrose .. .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 19/13 24.20 110,000 volt single circuit— j 2 • 68 miles steel towers .. .. \ iq/iq 00.94 Arapum-Penrose \ 96 • 56 miles wood poles .. .. / 19/ld Total route-miles of 110,000-volt lines .. ..198-97 50,000 volt double circuit— /17-60 miles steel towers .. .. \ 7m ,„.„. Penrose-Henderson < 1 • 15 miles duplicate wood pole line / '' J 2-15 miles steel tower line .. \ 7/1 , q.qq Henderson-Takapuna .. .. \ 7. 78 mi i es duplicate wood-pole line / //14 y ™ 50,000 volt single circuit — Arapuni-Mamaku .. .. .- Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 25-13 Mamaku-Ngongotaha .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 7-36 Ngongotaha-Edgecumbe .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 38-93 Edgecumbe-Waiotahi .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 21-08 Arapuni-Horahora .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. •• 7/12 6-71 Horahora-Matamata .. .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. •■ No. 0 14-74 , TT , / 9-25 miles steel towers .. .. .. No. 0 Matamata-Waihou .. .. .. jx.23 miles wood poles 7/12 20-48 Waihou-Paeroa .. .. .- Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 12-27 Bombay-Kerepeehi .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 35-30 Kerepeehi-Paeroa .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 10-11 Paeroa-Waikino .. .. •• Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 5-38 Waikino-Aoangatete (Department's part of Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 17-31 McLaren's Falls line) Horahora - Mystery Creek .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/12 20-70 Mystery Creek - Hamilton No. 1 .. Wood poles .. .. .. ■■ 7/12 6-54 _ .,' , T ', -a- ., / 0• 53 miles steel towers .. .. \ io/ir iq.Afi Hamilton No. 1 - Huntly .. • • 1 18 - 53 miles wood poles .. .. j> 19/16 19 06 Mystery Creek - Te Awamutu .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 9-50 Te Awamutu - Hangatiki .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. •• 7/14 19-50 Total route-miles of 50,000-volt lines .. ..318-78 11,000-volt lines — Double circuits — Horahora-Leamington .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 12 • 54 Hamilton No. 1 - Hautapu .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/16 6-61 Single circuits— Waikino-Waihi .. .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 37/13 5-77 Waihi - Grand Junction , .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/12 0-75 Also Hamilton No. 1 - Frankton — Quadruple circuit .. .. .. 2 • 86 miles wood poles .. .. .. 7/16 | _,..'.. f 0-55 miles wood poles .. .. .. 7/16 { q.nc Triple circuit \0-17 miles underground cables .. .. 7/16 f " 90 Double circuit .. .. .- 0 • 37 miles wood poles .. .. .. 7/16 J Total route-miles of 11,000-volt lines .. •• 29-62 Grand total of all lines .. .. • • 547 • 37 [Continued on next page. Note.—The Leamington-Hautapu 11 kv. section (9J miles) was sold in March, 1933.

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Table V— continued. Route-miles of Department's Lines erected at 31st March, 1933.

Circuit-miles op Department's Lines erected at 31st March, 1933. Size of wire .. .. 7/16 7/14 7/12 19/16 19/13 19/-101 No. 0 37/13 Underground ._, cable. Miles .. .. 27-05 223-25 45-93 82-12 298-7 70-5 23-99 5-77 0-51 Total circuit miles, 777-82. All circuits are three-phase, and all wires are of copper.

Table VI.—Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme.—Route-miles of Power Board Lines at 31st March, 1933.

{a) Also 172 miles of underground cable. (b) Also 110-25 miles of 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines ; 0-3 mile of 400 v. lines under 3,300 v. lines, and 1-33 miles of 11 kv. and (c) Also 360-77 miles ol 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines; 54-62 miles of 400 v. lines under 3,300 v. lines, and 1 mile of 11 kv underground cable. ' (d) Also 210 miles of 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines, and o's mile of 11 kv. underground cable. (e) Also 2-5 miles of 3,300 v. lines and 119-04 miles of 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines; 57 miles of 400 v. lines under 3 300 v lines, and 0-25 mile of underground cable. '" y- (/) Also 57 miles of 400 v. lines under 3,300 v. lines. (g) Also 16-8 miles of 3,300 v. lines and 24 miles of 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines, and 129-55 miles of 400 v. lines under 3,300 v. lines. h) Also 26 miles ol 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines, (i) Also 71-66 miles of 400 v. lines under 11 kv. lines, and 0-155 mile of 11 kv. underground cable. (j) Also 1-1 miles of 3,300 v. lines and 12-54 miles of 400 v. lines under 6,600 v. lines; 4-27 miles of 400 v. lines under 3 300 v iinee; and 0-5 mile of 3,300 v. underground cable. * {k) Also 6'74 nlilee of 11 kv. underground cable.

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LiDe - Supports. Circuits. Miles. 110,000 volt .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. Double .. 99-73 110,000 volt .. .. Steel towers .. ... .. Single .. " 2-68 110,000 volt .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. Single .. .. 167-06 50,000 volt.. .. Steel towers .. .. .. Double .. .. 19-75 50,000 volt .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. Single 24-52 50,000 volt.. .-. Wood poles .. ... .. Single .. 276-51* 11,000 volt .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. Single .. 5-77 11,000 volt.. .. Wood poles .. .. .. Quadruple .. '.'. 2-86 11,000 volt.. ,. Wood poles .. .. .. Triple .. .. 0-55 11,000 volt.. .. Wood poles .. .. .. Double .'.' '.'. 19-52 11,000 volt.. .. Wood poles .. .. .. Single .. 0-75 11,000 volt.. .. Underground cables .. .. Three single circuits .. 0-17 Total route-miles.. .. __ 619-87 * Includes 8-93 miles of duplicate pole-line.

Voltage .. .. .. .. 11,000. 6,600. 3,000. 400. ■ , Total Number ol Circuits 1. 2. 4. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. Eoute - miles - Auckland Electric-power Board .. 137; 25 .. .. 127-75 .. .. ,. 597-50 25-50 888-00(a) Waitemata Electric-power Board .. 164-05 5-45 .. .. :. 0-40 .. 313-00 .. 482-90(6) Thames Valley Eleetric-power Board 469-06 84-'5O .■. .. .. 54-18 .. 164-14 771-88(c) Franklin Electric-power Board .. 353-00 7-00 143-00 .. 503-00M) Central Electric-power Board .. 226-48 15-83 0-67 .. .. 95-27 .. 216-05 .. 554-30(e) Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. 113-00 .. 73-00 .'. 186-00(f) Te Awamutu Electric-power Board 58-63 12-00 .. .. .. 158-65 4-75 78-59 .. 312-62(o) Waitomo Electric-power Board .. 72-50 7-00 .. .. .. .. .. 20-25 0-50 100-25(A) Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board 218-37 .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-46 246-83(i) Tourist Department, Rotorua .. .. .. .. 29-73 5-00 10-12 .. 16-00 0-50 61-35(i) Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. #> 48-02 48-02(/-) Totals.. .. .. 1,699-34 131-78 0-67 157-48 5-00 431-62 4-751,698-0126-504,155-15

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Table VII.—Waikato Electric-power Supply: Arapuni-Horahora Scheme.— Gross Financial Results of Distribution of Energy for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Net profit, £47,985.

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I Kevenue. Expenditure. Balance. From Sales of Electrical Wnrkinn r0 * Author,*. ~- Cgj- = s= Total . j «gffi lntetes , «, «J. Totel . Lo ss. I Eetail - foriesale). | ment ' ReaerreB. P natea - * £££££££££££ ££££ Public Works Department .. 19 4,680,483 19,859*313,784 521 j 3,477 337,641 6,129 35,371 218,848 75,951 f42,829 379,128 .. ■■ 41,487 Auckland Electric-power Board (a) 49,115~ 3,406,366~ 616,184* 5,100 .. 15,496 I 636,780 172,951 148,094* 126,642 64,952 55,315 15,160 583,114 18,881 34,785 , Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board 1,392 209,089 36,822 .. 1,587 894! 39,303 12,033 9,341 10,839 1,837 2,420 284 36,754 3,294 .. 745 Cambridge Electric-power Board .. 1,439 110.324 19,090 .. 52 781, 19,923 6,185 6,041 5,654 1,286 19,166 250 507 Central Electric-power Board .. 4,337 348,204 56,780* 57 202 2,579 j 59,618 17,959 9,710 18,888 4,097 3,089 2,301 56,044, 770 2,804 Franklin Electric power Board .. 3 383 288,790 45,381 .. 730 4,014 50,125 17,17» 7,883 15,516 1,491 3,0/0 293 45,423 3,860 842 .. Te Awamutu Electric-power Board 1,776 186,023 29,287* 32 43 1,127 30,489 8,814 4,994 9,974 974 930 644 26,330 547 3,61- .. Waitemata Electric-power Board .. 9 079 397,524 72,696 .. .. 3,493; 76,189 21,534 18,738 22,183 3,125 7,370 158 73,108 7,937 .. 4,856 Waitomo Electric-power Board .. 1,199 100,210 18,738 .. 18 30 | 18,786 5,855 4,215 5,278 159 1,215 . 16,722 1,156 908 . Thames Valley Electric-power Board 6,577 825,634 112,121* 5,197 12 3,360 j 120,690 35,587 23,460 49,657 1,157 9,744 I,2o7 120,8621 ... .. 172 Thames Borough Council.. .. 1147 24,156 8,854 .. 12 375 9,241 3,141 2,653 266 518 77 93 6,748 1,524 969 .. Te Aroha Borough Council .. 720 25,896 7,444 .. .. 71 7,515 2,056; 3,163 515 3o0 95 60 6,239 1,276 .. Hamilton Boroulh Council .. 4,191 76,511 33,764 .. .. 234 33,998 10,151 6,624 3,254 2,130 1,645 502 24,306 8,200 1,492 .. Tourist Department .. .. 76,150 17,829 .. .. 620 J 18,449 5,632 3,929 3,807 1,523 1,523 404 16,818| 1,631 Totals 86,315 10,755,360 1,094,849 324,170 3,177 36,551 jl,458,747 325,197 J 284,216 491,321 158,264 87,779 47,260 95,245 ' • After deducting amount of sales to other distribution authorities. Includes £36, 590, half capital charges, King's Wharf station, paid by Department. % After deducting amount due by Department for half additional net operating-ooste of King's Wharf and for costs of operating during interruptions. Note. —(a) Figures shown for Auckland Power Board subject to final adjustment.

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Table VIII.—Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Results of Operations.

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First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. £ £ £ £ Capital outlay.. .. .. .. .. 3,426,901 3,498,840 3,659,304 3,690,475 Costs— Working-costs .. .. .. .. 59,235* 59,476f 48,900 53,907 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 191,288 196,206 202,775 209,776 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 62,205 63,850 65,681 52,645 Total costs .. .. .. 312,728 319,532 317,356 316,328 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 283,017 300,022 313,342 Loss.. .. .. .. .. .. 53,267 36,515 17,334 2,986 Accumulated Depreciation Fund .. .. 223,257 284,996 355,122 419,256 Maximum load (kilowatts) — Combined power-houses .. .. .. 37,880 ! 44,660 45,980 47,980 Wellington City Corporation .. .. 15,424 I 18,528 18,536 17,736 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board— Khandallah .. .. .. .. 4,180 5,028 5,435 1,980 Melling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,168 Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. .. .. 429 461 493 486 Railway Department .. .. .. 1,440 I 1,737 1,350 1,160 Horowhemia Electric-power Board .. .. 2,142 i 1,670 1,764 1,924 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. 3,465 3,660 4,020 3,780 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. 617 708 - 775 773 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. 607 655 677 659 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. .. 1,044 1,339 1,526 1,754 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. 3,441 3,970 4,115 4,129 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. 694 806 842 806 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 3,048 3,504 3,912 4,128 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. 804 816 768 744 Poverty Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 1,330 1,158 1,218 1,704 South Taranaki Electric-power Board .. .. .. 565 648 New Plymouth Borough Council ... .. .. .. 1,476 1,032 Units output— Generated (power-house totals) .. .. 182,148,043 210,373,650 224,267,160 241,969,796 Purchased .. .. .. .. 66,340 1,597,742 25,885 148,681 Total units (generated and purchased) 182,214,383 211,971,392 224,293,045 242,118,477 Units sold — Wellington City Council .. .. .. 50,192,540 56,672,369 56,160,500 56,482,600 Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. .. .. 1,673,450 1,664,900 1,735,100 1,367,500 Horowhenua Electric-power Board .. .. 8,468,472 8,591,177 9,217,629 9,936,412 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. 20,086,060 24,612,820 23,852,916 23,048,790 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. .. 3,549,797 5,273,654 7,859,699 9,400,350 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. 3,090,220 3,490,764 3,663,427 3,615,293 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. 2,987,845 3,718,552 3,950,388 4,136,929 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. 3,487,202 4,148,254 4,385,304 4,368,742 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 15,401,308 20,206,903 22,235,621 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. 20,266,997 23,437,239 24,391,835 24,746,075 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. 17,026,540 20,598,638 21,156,518 21,524,933 Railway Department .. .. .. 3,136,540 5,142,720 3,709,920 4,473,460 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. 3,209,344 3,436,891 3,258,328 3,250,894 Poverty Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 4,981,845 6,456,441 7,225,326 8,380,846 South Taranaki Electric-power Board .. .. .. 485,624 2,254,821 New Plymouth Borough Council .. .. .. .. 883,608 4,400,300 Retail consumers .. .. .. .. 1,454,571 916,700 1,400,247 1,758,342 Total units sold .. .. .. 159,012,731 184,170,874 193,543,272 205,381,908 Operating consumption.. .. .. .. 3,090,320 3,451,150 3,674,356 2,671,094 Losses— Total losses (units).. .. .. .. 20,111,332 24,349,368 27,075,417 34,065,475 Percentage .. .. .. .. 11-04 11-5 12-04 14-1 System load-factor (per cent.) — Annual .. .. .. .. .. 54-9 54-2 55-8 57-6 Average weekly .. .. .. .. 65-2 65-7 68-2 69-8 Working-costs (less power purchased)— Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. £1-56 £1-23 £1-063 £1-123 Per unit generated .. .. .. 0-078d. 0-062d. 0-052d. 0-053d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. 0-089d. 0-072d. 0-061d. 0-063d. Capital charges—■ Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. £6-71 £5-82 £5-838 £5-469 Per unit generated .. .. .. 0-333d. 0-294d. 0-287d. 0-260d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. 0-381d. 0-339d. 0-333d. 0-307d. Total costs— Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. £8-27 £7-15 £6-902 £6-593 Per unit generated .. .. .. 0-411d. 0-362d. 0-340d. 0-314d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. 0-470d. 0-416d. 0-393d. 0-370d. Revenue— Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. £6-78 £6-36 £6-52 £6-531 Per unit generated .. .. .. 0-342d. 0-322d. 0-321d. 0-311d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. 0-390d. 0-370d. 0-372d. 0-366d. • Does not include £233 for power purchased. t Includes £4,441 for power purchased. { Gross revenue, £259,668.

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Table IX.—Mangahao- Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Analysis of Capital Outlay.

Table X.— Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Operating or Working Costs.

Table XI— Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Connected Load in Kilowatts at the 31st March, 1933.

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lilxpenditure to Expenditure to Expenditure to 81st March, 1931. 31st March, 1932. 31st March, L93S. Land vr o^ g ,tram.Unes ; a n d fencing .. .. .. igUg 16M92 Generating-stations and machinery 609,897 612,289 614,862 Transmission-lines 703,911 752,562 751,878 Main substations 333,746 435,117 459,310 Service buildings and workmen's accommodation .. .. 105,550 98,0/3 I'oar, Vehicles and loose construction tools .. ■• •■ 5.837 aa ,'lzl oJ'^o? Surveys, expenses, and salaries 246,134 261,686 265,421 Construction plant and equipment .. ■• •• 22,589 11, Jj.'Tzi Interest dujg construction .. .. 293 879 2 98,tol 299,0 Cost aftd expenses ot raising loans .. •• •■ 73,215 //,1/9 <J ' za0 Totals .. .. •• ■• •■ 3,498,840 3,659,304 3,690,475

1931. 1832. 1933. Cost. Per Unit sold, j Cost. Per Unit sold. Cost. Her Unit sold. £ d. £ d. £ d. Generating " 16,026 0-021 1.3,813 0-017 14,489 0-017 £2» .- •• 16 908 0-022 15,239 0-019 14,528 0-017 Subst"s .. 5 997 0-008 5,895 0-007 8,404 0-013 Management and general .. 18.104 0-021 13,953 0-018 Ui.485 0-019^_ Totals .. •• 55,035 0-072 48,900 0-061 53,907 0-066 Units sold—1931, 184,170,874 ; 1932, 193,543,272 ; 1933, 205,381,908.

Street- Ughttog. *jX6» P ° Wer - | Public Works Department .. .. 4 1,140 579 1,723 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board 24 3,818 650 4,4 j. Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. 34 5,657 1,030- 6,721 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. 150 24,398 5,941 29,«b2 Horowhenua Electric-power Board .. 38 8,015 2,950 1,03 Hutt VaUey Electric-power Board .. 96 33,011 7,893 41,000 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. 185 29,572 6,900 36,056 New Plymouth Borough Council.. .. 68 19,131 5,716 22,651 Poverty Bay Electricpower Board .. 24 13,188 3 146 16,3o8 Railway Department •• 54/ 0,W/ o wtj South Taranaki Electric-power Board .. 35 4,168 2,064 6,257 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. 12 4,436 955 5,403 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. 44 18,291 3,471 16,806 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. 18 8,162 615 3,780 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board 97 27,868 6,747 34,702 Wellington City Council .. .. 382 10o,927 32,542 138,851 Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. .. •■ ____ _______ __ Total, (kilowatts) .. .. M06~~ ' 298,291 86,943 383,348 [_ '

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Table XII.—Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Gross Financial Results of Distribution of Energy for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Revenue. Expenditure. Balance. gS „ ., . From Sale of „, u -a . 1 t o S P" 8 *- Distributing Authority. •§ g W™ Electrical Energy. g f| g | o.Sfe g, g 1 f-d g| II J 11 g3 T0tal - 111 |1| IntereSt -, 1 I! T0taL pE TTnappro- Loss ' *S • Retail Bulk (for! « °£ g|| f | | 5 h ° & to priated. KetaiL Resale). | I I I B H Reserves £ £ ££££ £ £ £ £ £££ £ £££ PubKo Works Department .. .. 106 3,690,475 762 309,262 .. .. 3,318 313,342 414 53,493 209,776 52,645 .. .. 316,328 .. .. 2,986 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board 1,593 138,344 21,350 .. .. .. 1,350 22,700 6,988 4,418 | 7,867 860 1,720 1,123 22,976 .. .. 276 Dannevirke Electric -power Board .. 2,502 213,820 28,038 .. .. .. 1,971 30,009 6,664 5,579 12,449 2,105 2,810 354 29,961 .. 48 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. 2,498 221,055 36,155* 25,519 .. 209 1,433 63,316 32,872 6,818 13,245 2,500 2,511 1,083 59,029 .. 4,287 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. 11,192 386,414 99,704 .. .. 320 2,693 102,717 42,144 20,493 21,535 9,374 4,020 1,164 98,730 .. 3,987 Horowhenua Electric-power Board .. 3,956 212,293 43,496 .. .. .. 2,228 45,724 17,321 8,783 12,060 3,485 2,386 816 44,851 200 673 Hastings Borough Council .. .. 3,426 118,791 26,960 .. .. .. 60 27,020 9,632 6,525 3,690 963 2,343 237 23,390 .. 3,630 Havelock North Town Board .. .. 299 24,074 3,284 .. .. .. 7 3,291 786 885 1,256 .. 475 4 3,406 .. .. 115 Inglewood Borough Council .. .. 413 12,644 3,911 .. .. 799 .. 4,710 1,651 677 605 402 400 629 4,364 .. 346 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. 4,515 512,150 60,097* 14,851 .. 283 2,391 77,622 31,780 12,622 27,771 3,056 5,424 565 81,218 .. 3,596 Mangaweka Town Board .. .. Ill 5,710 826 .. 159 290 40 1,315 335 364 104 .. 22 353 1,178 .. 137 Napier Borough Council .. .. 4,470 170,932 42,404 .. .. .. 248 42,652 15,100 6,454 7,366 4,206 1,339 j 402 34,867 .. 7,785 New Plymouth Borough Council .. 6,055 441,487 67,192* 3,725 .. 521 1,428 I 72,866 8,255 18,207 20,271 .. 12,833 2,211 61,777 250 10,839 Opunake Electric-power Board .. .. 1,500 108,994 12,479 .. .. .. 259 12,738 683 3,807 5,326 150 2,053 175 12,194 .. 544 Palmerston North City Council .. .. 5,780 220,127 56,598 .. .. .. 55 56,653 14,851 9,739 9,570 5,455 1,829 1,121 42,565 500 13,588 Patea Borough Council .. .. 358 17,229 4,035 .. .. j 27 78 4,140 1,292 1,927 479 147 163 .. 4,008 132 Poverty Bay Electric-power Board .. 4,745 331,474 53,566 .. .. j 187 899 54.652 13,208 12,088 15,514 1,920 6,431 2,763 51,924 1,750 978 South Taranaki Electric-power Board .. 2,891 196,031 26,836* 1,292 .. j 569 521 29,218 4,181 6,194 9,597 822 3,702 1,368 25,864 .. 3,354! .. Tararua Electric -power Board .. .. 1,595 164,559 22,069 .. .. 290 864 23,223 5,858 4,398 8,043 2,215 1,682 942 23,138 .. 85 .. Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. 4,503 359,291 52,492 .. .. .. 3,283 55,775 9,122 11,466 20,557 2,948 4,822 2,612 51,527 366 3,882 1 .. Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric -power Board 10,013 562,841 93,971* 330 .. 23 4,213 98,357 32,678 17,299 31,024 7,734 8,219 536 97,490 .. 867 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. 352 62,461 5,796* 4,233 95 .. 619 10,743 6,495 2,132 3,574 934 1,163 966 15,264 .. .. 4,521 Wairoa Borough Council .. .. 618 12,589 8,056 .. .. .. 55 8,111 4,272 1,783 878 373 247 .. 7,553 .. 558 Waitara Borough Council .. .. 482 12,655 3,766 .. 535 50 225 4,576 1,392 660 720 183 180 22 3,157 .. 1,419 Wellington City Corporation .. .. 35,444 1,193,035 312,637 .. .. .. 9,411 [322,048 77,399 70,216 27,220 22,239f 6,905 17,731 221,710 22,239 78,099 Totals .. .. .. 109,417 9,089,455 1,086,300359,212 789 3,568 '37,649 !l,487,518 345,373 287,027 470,497 124,716 73,679 |37, 177 1,338,469 25,437 135,106 11,494 i i !__ * After deducting sales to other distributing bodies. t Renewal Fund. I Gross profit, £149,049 ; rates collected, £789 ; net profit, £148,260.

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Table XIII. —Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Route-miles of Power Board Lines at 31st March, 1933.

(a) Also 28 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines; 4-25 miles at 400-volt lines on the same poles as 6,600-volt lines ; and 3-25 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 3,300-volt lines. (b) Also 0-9 mile of 11,000-volt underground cable. (c) Also 71-5 miles of ' 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines, and 4-75 miles of 400-volt Imes on the same poles as 3,300-volt lines ; also 0-25 mile of 11,000-volt underground cable. (d) Also 106-54 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines. (e) Also 12-5 miles of 6,600/400-volt lines, 5-44 miles of 6,600-volt lines, and 4 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines; and 63-71 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 6,600-volt lines. (/) Also 14 miles of 3,300/400-volt lines, 4 miles of 3,300-volt lines, and 220 miles of 400-volt .ines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines; and 120 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 3,300-volt lines. (g) Also 33 miles of 3,300-volt lines and 96 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as lines of a higher voltage. (A) Also 2 miles of 11,000-volt underground cable, 163-5 miles of 400-volt lines under 11,000-volt lines, 4-5 miles of 400-volt ines under 3,300-volt lines, and 54 miles of series street-lighting circuits under 400-volt lines. (i) Also 43-1 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines and 9-1 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 3,300-volt lines. , .. 0') Also 20 miles of 6.600-volt lines, 2 miles of 3,300-volt lines, and 193 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as lines of a higher voltage; and 3 miles of 11,000-volt underground cable. (*) Also 2-33 miles of 6,600/400-volt lines, 5-79 miles of 6,600-volt lines, and 7-95 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines; 70-18 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 6,600-volt lines; and 0-31 mile of 11,000-volt and 0-51 mile of 6,600-volt underground cable. , , .. (I) Also 40-79 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines, and 0-1 mile of 11,000-volt underground cable. (m) Also 250 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 11,000-volt lines, and 47-34 miles of 400-volt lines on the same poles as 3,300-volt lines.

Table XIV. —Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Route-miles of Department's Lines in Operation at 31st March, 1933.

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Voltage .. . 11,000 Volts. 6,600 Volts. 3,300 Volts. 400 Volts. I Total Route-miles. Circuits .. .. i. 3. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 1. Power Boards, &c. — (a) Central Hawke's Bay 1-50 120-50 .. 25-75 .. 1-00 41-00 189-75 (b) Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 1-50 3-00 24-30 0-5 207-80 .. .. 81-70 318-80 (c) Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 15-00 169-75 6-25 84-25 275-25 (d) Horowhenua .. .. 6-50 167-85 36-95 211-30 (e) Hutt Valley .. .. 21-90 6-04 18-5 67-15 .. .. 198-70 312-29 (/) Manawatu-Oroua.. .. .. 1-50 .. 33-00 260-00 .. .. |163-0 .. 148-75 606-25 (g) Tararua .. 12-31 48-94 .. .. 107-0 .. 48-50 216-75 (h) Wairarapa .. .. .. .. 1-25 27-25 241-00 9-00 77-00 355-50 (»)Wairoa.. .. .. 22-00 44-20 .. .. j 1-7 13-00 13-20 94-10 (j) Wanganui-Rangitikei .. 25-00 209-00 .. 190-00 .. 2-00 281-00 707-00 (k) Poverty Bay .. 11-60 34-50 4-9 139-io| .. .. 58-90 249-00 (I) South Taranaki .. .. 7-05 129-00 40-67 176-72 (m) New Plymouth Borough Council ..2-00 .. 16-00 232-00 47-50 297-50 Total .. .. .. 3-502-75 202-11 1687-08 23-9 629• -7J 31-25 1158-12 4,010-21

Size of Wire. Miles. 110 000-volt lines (double circuit) — Mangaore-Khandallah .. .. :. .. 19/-092 Cu. 61-10 Mangaore-Bunnythorpe .. .. .. ■■ 7/-167 A.C.S.R. 25-44 Tuai-Taradale 37/-072 Cu. 59-86 110,000-volt lines (single circuit) — Bunnythorpe-Wanganui .. .. .. .. 7/-167 A.C.S.E. 39-34 Bunnythorpe-Woodville .. .. .. •• 7/-167 A.C.S.R. 12-44 Woodville-Masterton .. .. •• •• 7/-167 A.C.S.E. 51-50 Woodville-Taradale 7/-167 A.C.S.R. 76-00 Kiandallah-Melling 19/-062 Cu. 7-38 Wanganui-Stratford .. .. •• ■• 19/-062 Cu. 67-76 50,000-volt lines (single circuit) — Stratford - New Plymouth .. .. •• 7/-104Cu. 20-95 Tuai-Wairoa .. 19/-064 Cu. 23-07 Tuai-Gisborne 7/-167 A.C.S.R. 46-45 11,000-volt lines (quadruple circuit) —• Khandallah-Petone .. .. •• ■• 19/-064 Cu. 3-81 11,000-volt lines (double circuit)— Mangaore-Shannon .. .. •• 19/-064 Cu. 3-00 11,000-volt lines (single circuit) — Khandalkh - Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. .. 19/-064 Cu. 0-63 Total •• «8-73

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Table XV. —Lake Coleridge ELectric-power Supply.—Results of Operation.

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Fifteenth Year. Sixteenth Year, Seventeenth Year. Eighteenth Year, Results of Operation. 1930] 1931 1932. 1933. ! j I £ £ £ £ Capital outlay.. .. .. .. ■• 1,622,199 1,712,555 1,802,497 | 2,053,883 Costs — 1 Working-costs .. .. .. ■■ 36,808 57.033* 37,245f 57,780 Interest 0 .. •■ 76,354 77,226 73,485 | 84,249 Depreciation, 2 per cent 15,315 13,290 12,500 | 29,552 Total costs .-. .. .. 128,477 147,549 123,230 171,581 Accumulated Depreciation Reserve .. .. 188,294 197,627 211,752 244,867 Accumulated General Reserve .. .. 44,388 97,345 174,249 195,4751 Sinking Fund Reserve 144,557 168,464 193,865 112,486§ Revenue .. .. .. .. •■ 196,648 217,632 218,196 213,345 Maximum load (kilowatts) — Power-house .. .. .. •• 27,540 30,800 30,340 30,140 Lyttelton Diesel Station .. .. .. .. •• 4,480 5,740 System .. .. .. .. •• 27,540 30,800 30,340 30,140 Average load (kilowatts) — 1 Power-house 14,210 13,790 14,775 13,700 Lyttelton Diesel Station .. .. .. .. •• 1,420 3,932 System .. .. .. .. •• 14,210 13,790 14,850 15,175 Units output — Power-house .. .. •• 124,375,245 120,687,377 129,627,220 119,915,190 Lyttelton Diesel Station .. •■ 652,587 12,891,290 Units purchased (Christchurch Tramway Board) .. 1,729,441 282,726 System .. .. .. .. •• 124,375,245 122,416,818 130,562,543 132,806,480 Units distributed — Unitssold .. .. .. •• 112.600,950 111,953,880 119,538,961 1121,471,889 Power-house and substations local consumption 2,569,583 2,316,735 2,017,339 2,359,685 (unsold) Total units distributed .. .. 115,170,533 | 114,270,615 121,556,300 123,831,574 Losses — Transmission-line losses .. .. .. 7,888,536 5,972,483 7,262,072 5,769,595 Percentage .. .. ■• •• 6-42 5-0 5-65 4-85 Distribution losses 1,316,176 1,173,720 1,744,171 3,205,311 Percentage 1-14 1-865 1-415 2-53 Average load-factor (per cent.) — Power-house .. .. •• •■ 51-6 44-8 48-7 45-5 Lyttelton Diesel Station .. .. .. .. .. 31-6 68-6 System .. .. .. .. ■• 51-6 44-8 49-0 50-4 Working-costs— 1 : Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. £1-338 £1-852 | £1-228 £1-917 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. 0-07d. 0-112(1. j 0-068d. 0-104d. Perunitsold .. .. .. .. 0-078(1. 0-122d. 0-075d. 0-114d. Capital charges (interest plus depreciation)— Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. £3-326 £2-94 £2-83 £3-775 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. 0-18d. 0-178d. 0-158d. 0-206d. Perunitsold .. .. .. ..I 0-192(1. 0-194d. 0-173d. 0-225d. Total cost— I Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. £4-664 £4-79 £4-06 £5-692 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. 0-25d. 0-289d. 0-227d. 0-310d. Per unit distributed 0-268d. 0-309d. 0-244d. 0-333d. Perunitsold .. .. .. .. 0-275d. 0-316d. 0-248d. 0-339d. Revenue — Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. £7-262 £7-060 £7-19 £7-078 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. 0-39d. 0-427d. 0-401d. 0-385d. Perunitsold .. .. .. ■• 0-42d. 0-466d. 0-440d. 0-418d. Per unit sold (city) .. .. •• 0-33d. 0-408d. 0-362d. 0-349d. Per unit sold (trams) .. .. .. 0-45d. 0-450d. 0-450d. 0-450d. Per unit sold (wholesale consumers) .. .. 0-52(1. 0-515d. 0-500d. 0-481d. Per unit sold (retail consumers) .. .. 2-49d. j 3-400d. 3-310d. 3-852d. * Includes £21,170 for power purchased. t Includes £2,802 for power purchased. i Payment into fund for year ended 31st; March, 1933, £21,226. § Excluding £110,342 utilized for redemption of loans.

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Table XVI.—Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Analysis of Capital Outlay.

Table XVII.—Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Operating or Working Costs.

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Total Expenditure to 31st March, Difference in Expenditure Iteir. — during Year 1932-3S. 1932. 1933. I £ £ £ Land, reading, and fencing 24,583 24,583 Harper diversion .. ..' ■■ ■■ 23,359 H'ifAcheron diversion 19,105 19,105 Headwords (second tunnel) .. » ; 8g «J « PoteXote machinery,- &o. ! 224,965 225,372 407 Staff village 24,79, 24 797 .. Transmission-lines .. •• •■ ■• VSi «An i S oti; Addington Substation 113,625 131,840 18,215 Lyttelfon Diesel Station 97,265 97,439 . m Primary distribution Iotks q'lll Secondary distribution .. •■ 39,047 42,188 3,111 Service transformers and meters .. ■■ ''?" or' Cr ' 6 Vehicles and loose tools 25,019 25,013 Cr. 0 Telephone-Unes X ;; Office furniture .. •• •• ■• •£"* ,„„ ggg* Surveys, preliminary expenses, &c rq'Ioo 86 840 17'402* Interest during construction 69 ' 438 Tota) 1,802,497 2,053,883 251,386 • Includes transfers Fiom Waitaln scheme, £224,083.

1932. 1933 - Item "77 Cost per Unit Go , t I Cost per Unit Cost. distributed. G0!:t - j distributed. £ d. £ dj- 1 0K4 0-0021 783 0-0015 Harper diversion 1,084 I «w 2 Acheron diversion 271 0 000Ō q ? r Tn e Son,in e :: " il X 0 0113 9,934 0-0193 Main distribution.. ... 8,188 O-OOg 8 M0 0-0065 H-T-dentation 2,108 0 004 .. -- 3,947 0_007 Q Standby .. •• ■• o,ooo go Q Qm Management .. •• •• o,jsi " | 37,245 ~ 0-0735 57,780 \ 0-1120 SBS—:: :: :: | "3S:S

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Table XVIII.—Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Total Connected Load for Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Connected Load. Consumer. , Maximum Maximum Kilowatts. Kilovolt-amperes. Light. Heat. Power. Total. Distributing authorities (14) — Kw. Kw. Kw. Kw. Ashburton Power Board .. .. 1,726-75 10,055-09 2,130-19 13,912-03 1,340-00 1,355-00 Banks Peninsula Board .. .. 414-64 3,292-32 299-51 4,006-47 360-00 Christchurch City Council .. .. .. .. .. 113,452-00* 14,082-00 Halswel! County Council .. .. 86-84 341-81 87-67 516-32 .. 170-00 Heathcote County Council .. .. 568-91 4,279-08 219-56 5,067-55 647-20 697-90 Lyttelton Borough Council .. .. 423-37 1,474-79 830-25 2,728-41 232-80 236-00 Malvcrn Power Board .. .. 338-23 1,947-76 266-11 2,552-10 212-40 274-32 North Canterbury Power Board .. 1,161-86 5,474-39 1,768-69 8,404-94 960-00 987-20 Riccarton Borough Council .. .. 684-74 3,911-12 481-81 5,077-67 537-00 561-00 South Canterbury Power Board .. 4,188-40 14,911-14 3,712-79 22,812-33 2,743-00 3,048-00 Springs-Ellesmere Power Board .. 1,208-26 4,981-63 2,600-02 i 8,789-91 1,280-00 1,380-00 Sumner Borough Council .. .. 364-88 1,495-77 256-10 \ 2,116-75 321-60 339-20 Waimairi County Council (Hillmorten) 102-22 256-25 30-14 388-61 Waitaki Power Board .. .. 1,813-10 6,915-33 1,635-97 10,364-40 921-60 963-20 13,082-20 59,336-48 14,318-81 200,189-49 Direct consumers (45) .. .. .. 1,083-41 2,135-41 14,546-48 17,765-30 Total .. .. .. 14,165-61 61,471-89 28,865-29 217,954-79 Substations (7) — Addington (condenser and local) .. 20-50 75-00 62-00 157-50t Point .. .. .. .. 1-68 9-50 2-24 13-42 '.'. Hororata . . .. .. .. 1-74 21-60 0-37 23-71 Ashburton .. .. .. 1-21 17-25 4-17 22-63 Timaru (condenser and local) .. 3-34 36-51 6-90 46-75f Oamaru .. .. .. .. 1-50 10-64 6-66 18-80 Glenavy .. .. .. .. 2-00 25-00 0-20 27-20 31-97 195-50 82-54 310-01 Power-house (1) .. .. .. 36-30 66-50 171-25 274-05 Diesel Station (1) ...... Grand total .. .. 14,233-88 61,733-89 29,119-08 218,538-85 * Includes Woolston Borough Council and part Waimairi County Council. f Excludes synchronous condenser. Cost per unit distributed, 0-333d.; cost per unit sold, 0-339d. Connected loads : 1930, 181,310 ; 1931, 200,535 ; 1932, 212,156 ; 1933, 218,539.

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Table XIX.— Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.— Gross Financial Results of Distribution of Energy for Year ended 31st March, 1933.

£ Gross profit .. .. •■ •■ •• 63,407 Raised by rates .. • • • • • • .. 5,239 Net profit .. .. •■ •• £58,168

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Revenue. Expenditure. Balance Number j, rom gale o j Electrical ; i Total Retail. (Ior Resale). Energy. ment> j • | | Public Works Department .. .. 59 2,0 5 f,883 46*498* & 135 2,093 " 57?780 29,1,52 | 20^39 t f 213J45 f Ashburton Power Board .. .. 3,611 357,784 43,044 .. 776 43,8 0 10,990 8 110 18 784 10 3 962 41856 1,964 ..^ Banks Peninsula Power Board .. .. 974 103,18/ 11,095 .. d,lt>U d „,? O o AAn cT nm ir qqq i ssq ! 1Q4 4.4.1 1Q1 QSW 9? wq Christchurch City Coundl .. .. 28,159 808,996 200,141* 7,678 .. .. 6,425 214,244 83,000 61,062 16,399 , 30,889 194 441191,985 22,259 HaWell County Council .. .. 275 6,956 2,163 2,163 919 441 263 .. 50 .. 1,673 490 Heathcote County Council .. 1,503 36,648 10,722 .. .. 191 63 10,976 5,694 2,039 1,392 j .. 801 .10,218 1,050 -tr ■ • t> t. rt -l i«o iA 7ni •! 9io 43 3 255 1.207 5o5 641 15s Zoo 43 /,oo/ da» Kaiapra Borough CouncU .. .. 462 10,701 3,212 .. « g,|oo __ 4 2g 6g Lyttelton Borough Council .. .. 767 10,990 5,89b .. .- •• •• „ „„„ „',,„ „ „„ „ „„„ ; fi7n „, « mi ar :: ..S AS £% .ii. *T I US AS !:S iiS ?:" | -in ..S Jt AS e SS :: Board ■• •• ,, „„ in m« 325 47 10 390 4,408 2,200 606 1 675 220 .. 8,109 2,281 Riccarton Borough Council .. .. 1,360 A6,i)Z7 10,016 .. .. *i '... , ''"„ ,',_. „,, ; , a rr 7 c R k ooo oik Eangiora Borough Council .. .. 600 12,862 4,431 13 4,444 1,792 1,474 335 487 75 65 4,228 21b South Canterbury Power Board .. .. 3,678 325,565 41,502* 12,273 .. 185 2,687 56,647 23,400 6,245 18,032; 4,345 3,268 87 55,377 1,270 Spring S -Elle S mere Power Board .. .. 2,433 156,085 28,915 177 29,092 9,821 5,079 7,630 .. 2,202 1,935 27,007 2,425 .. Sumner Borough Council .. .. 1,011 16,975 5,414 f 5,434 2,806 1,600 430, .. 81 28 4,945 489 .. Timaru Borough Council .. .. 3,777 135,390 33,215 .. .. 341 344 33,900 12,273 8,143 4,934; 4,283 .. 29,633 4,2b7 rrr ■ • • n j—n -i a oca 84. fiin 09 1 8Q 19 62 22.360 8,042 3,278 2,159 d,722 1,47S .. m,dôz d,ooi :: :: I'S iftSS »:1" ■ ■• m 66 o 28 ; 9 24 7; 805 8,4 6 2 8.5 85 2 ,4 50 i.m» 4 24 29, 695 .. Totals 57,646 4,530,120 524,163 187,626 5,239 1,348 15,937 734,313 187,632 179,712 182,406 73,303 j 42,813 5,040 694,033 64,430 1,023 * Aiter deducting sales to other distributing bodies. t Paid out of profit pursuant to section 12 of State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 1917.

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Table XX.—Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Route-miles of Supply Authority Lines at 31st March, 1933.

(a) Also 0-82 mile 0,600-volt double-circuit line under 11,000-volt lines ; 15-50 miles 6,600-volt and 400-volt single-circuit line under 11,000-volt line ; 48-42 miles 6,600-volt single-circuit line under 11,000-volt line ; 3-44 miles 400-volt single-circuit, line under 11,000-volt line; 65-50 miles 400-volt single-circuit line under 6,600-volt line. Includes 0-5 mile 11,000-volt and 0-5 mile 6,600-volt underground cable. (b) Includes 22 miles 33,000-volt line. Also 12 miles 3,300-volt line under 33,000-volt line; 7-16 miles 400-volt line under 11,000-volt line ; 17-25 miles 400-volt line under 6,600-volt line ; and 8-65 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. (e) Also 4 miles 400-volt line under 11,000-volt line, and 3-9 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. Includes 52-20 miles 11,000-volt underground cable and β-o miles 3,000-volt street-lighting cable. Includes also 3-75 miles 400-volt underground cable not previously listed. (a) Also 1-5 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. («) Also 4-375 miles 400-volt tine under 11,000-volt lines, and 1-5 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt lines. Includes 0-75 mile 11,000-volt underground cable not previously listed. (/) Also 0-25 mile 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. (g) Also 1-8 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 11,000-volt line. (h) Also 30 miles 400-volt line under 6,600-volt line. Includes 0-5 mile 6,600-volt underground cable. (0 Also 60-52 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 11,000-volt line; 4-36 miles 400-volt line under double-circuit 11,000-volt line ; 14-54 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 6,600-volt line; 9-63 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 3,300-volt line: and 0-04 mile 400-volt and 3,300-volt line under 11,000-volt line. Includes 0-26 mile underground cable. (j) Also 2-70 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. Includes 0-09 mile underground cable. (k) Also 2-50 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. (l) Also 16 miles 6,600-volt line xmder double-circuit 11,000-volt line : 4 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 6,600-volt line and double-circuit 11,000-volt line; 0-75 mile 400-volt line under double-circuit 11,000-volt line ; 52 miles 6,600-volt line under single-circuit 11,000-volt line; 18 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 6,600-volt line and single-circuit 11,000-volt line; 202-35 miles 400-Volt line under single-circuit 6,600-volt line; 3-5 miles 400-volt line under double-circuit 6,600-volt line. Includes 0-725 mile 11,000-volt, 0-238 mile 6,600-volt. and 0-637 mile 400-volt underground cable. (m) Also 7-2 miles 3,300-volt line under 33,000-volt line ; 11-3 miles 3,300-volt line and 4-31 miles 400-volt line under 11,000-volt line ; 13-48 miles 400-volt line under 6,600-volt line; and 57-07 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. Includes 0-45 mile underground cable 400 volt. (i 7) Also 2-5 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. (o) Also 0-75 mile 400-volt line under 11,000-volt line ; 4-2 miles 400-volt line under single-circuit 3,300-volt line ; and 3-6 miles 400-volt line under double-circuit 3,300-volt line. Includes 2-75 miles 11,000-volt underground cable. (j>) Also 10-3 miles 6,600-volt line under 11,000-volt line; 4-2 miles 6,600-volt line and 400-volt line under 11,000-volt line ; 22-9 miles 400-volt line under 11,000-volt line-; 0-4 mile 3,300-volt line and 400-volt line under 6,600-volt line ; 45-5 miles 400-volt line under 6,600-volt line; and 3 miles 400-volt line under 3,300-volt line. (q) Mso 28 miles 400-volt or 230-volt line under 6,600-volt line; and 25 miles 400-volt or 230-volt line under 3,300-volt line. Includes 19 miles 230-volt line and 0-50 mile 11,000-volt cable.

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Voltage .. .. .. .. 11,000 Volts. 6,600 Volts. 3,300 Volts. 400 Volts. : . : Total Route-miles. Number of Circuits ...... 1 2 34 1 2 1 2 1 2 __ Ashburton Power Board .. 76-320 19-00 0-70 0-62 692-500 2-10 .. .. 78-040 .. 870-28C (a) Banks Peninsula Power Board .. 25-000 .. .. .. 55-360 4-00 38-875 .. 56-000 .. 201-236(6) Christchurch City Council .. 8-070 .. .. .. .. .. 3-900 ..247-970 .. 322-390 (r) Halswell County Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7-000 .. 15-000 .. 22-000 (d) Heathcote County Council .. 7-625 .. .. .. .. .. 1-625 .. 21-250 .. 31-250 (t>) Kaiapoi Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-250 .. 14-750 .. 16-000 (/) Lyttelton Borough Council .. 1-800 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-280 .. 10-080(3) Malvern Power Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 169-750 .. .. .. 12-000 .. 182-250 (h) North Canterbury Power Board .. 199-830 14-16 .. .. 49-860 .. 25-100 .. 64-430 .. 353-640 (i) Rangiora Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-700 .. 10-570 .. 13-360 (?) Riccarton Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-50 14-750 .. 18-250 (k) South Canterbury Power Board .. 29-625 83-50 .. .. 525-502 3-50 .. .. 84-213 0-50 728-440 (Z) Springs-EHesmere Power Board .. 27-000 6-50 .. .. 38-620 .. 127-000 .. 108-000 .. 307-570(m) Sunnier Borough Council .. 1-000 .. .. .. .. .. 3-250 .. 5-250 .. 9-500 (m) Timaru Borough Council .. 1-190 .. .. .. .. .. 4-200 3-60 46-700 .. 58-440 (o) Waitaki Power Board .. .. 103-300 0-70 .. .. 175-200 .. 3-200 .. 84-200 .. 366-600 (p) Waimab-i County Council .. .. .. .. .. 35-750 1-00 j 23-000 .. 63-500 .. 142-750 (?) Totals .. .. 480-760 123-86 0-70 \ 0-62 |l,742-540 10-60 241-100 7-10 934-900 0-50 3,654-030

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Table XXI—Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Transmission and Distribution Lines. Route Miles, 31st March, 1933.

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T :„„ Miles. Total Miiles. Voltage. Lme ' | 66 kv. Lake Coleridge to Christchurch— _ North —Power-house—Glentunnel-Hororata—Homebush-Christchurch .. 67-0 Middle —Power-house-Hororata-Christchurch .. •• South —Power-house-Hororata-Christchuroh •• Point - Timaru T line .. • • • • • • • • . • • . . Hororata — Timaru U line .. .. •• •• ** 60*2 Timaru - Oamaru V line .. . • •• • •• •• Timaru - Oamaru W line (59-9 miles, less 2-5 miles unfinished) .. .. Ō/-4 Glenavy to Waitaki .. •• •• •• •• " 509-3 33 kv. Stoddart's Corner to Motukarara .. .. •• •• •• North Canterbury line (under 11 kv. pressure) .. •• •• g0 g 11 kv. Northern feeder .. .. •• •• ■■ " " t Southern and western feeders .. •• •• •• Woolston and Lyttelton feeders and branches.. .. •• •• *4-8 Montreal Street and tramways feeders .. •• Point to Phillips Barm .. .. • • ■ • • • • • Point to Snowdon .. • • • • • ■ • • " Underground — ' Tramway 1 and 2, Montreal 1 and 2 .. ■ • • • ° Northern No. 1, Fendalton 1 and 2 .. • • • • Southern 1 and 2, Steelworks 1 and 2 .. . ■ • • J Lyttelton 1 and 2 .. ■ • ■ • • • • • Colombo Street and Lincoln Road.. .. •• Montreal Street and tramways feeders .. .. • • 14b Armagh 1 and 2 feeders .. . • • • • • • • Armagh 4 feeder .. • • • • • • • • Jr, Local 1 and 2 feeders .. . • • • • • • • 40 Power-house .. . • • • • • • • • j? Milton Street feeder .. .. • • • • • • Distribution substations (various) .. .. • • • • 53-1 6-6 kv. Murchisons and intake .. •• •• •• 5 9 g. g 3 kv. Southern feeder .. .. • • • • • • • ■ '' ® Addington - Christchurch Railway .. •• •• (Underground) Railway .. . • • • • • • • • • 2 _ g 1 • 3 L.T. Lake Coleridge .. • • • • • • • • • • " j Addington .. •• •• •• •• •" " (Underground) .. •• •• •• •' 2-4 604-4

Route-miles of Lines. Erected during Total Erected to j Sold or Dismantled , B^ anc ® f„„„ Current Year. 31st March, 1933. during Year. 31st March, 1933. j_ j . , , v \ 540 -2 .. 540 • 2 (а) Transmission (overhead lines) .. • • * 57.2 (б) Distribution (overhead lines) .. •• n.c\ " 7-0 (c) Underground cables .. • • * • [J Totals ~ | ' •• 604-4 [Continued on next page.

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Table XXI — continued. Actual Mileages and Sizes of Overhead Conductors in Use at 31st March, 1933.

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Size of Conductors. Copper. Aluminium, Galvanized c eld Steel-cored T „ oteel. Iron. Aluminium. S.W.G. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles Miles. 7/20 .... 0-4 .. .. .. 0-4 7/18 .. .. 0-8 .. .. .. .. .. 0-8 7/16 •• .. 82-9 1-5 .. .. .. 84-4 7/14 .. .. 241-3 48-0 .. .. .. 289-3 7/12 .. .. 0-5 13-0 .. .. .. 13-5 7/10 .. .. 14-0 .. .. .. 14-0 19/12 •• •• 0-5 .. .. .. .. 0-5 19/13 .. .. 743-7 .. .. .. .. I 743-7 19/14 .. .. 1-3 .. .. .. .. 1-3 19/16 .. .. 1-3 .. ... .. .. .. 1-3 8 •• .. 10-1 .. .. 194-8 17-9 ., 222-8 6 .. .. 0-7 .. .. .. 12-0 .. 12-7 3/0 .. .. .. .. 411-2 411-2 7/-135.. .. .. 184-9 .. .. .. 184-9 37/-102 .. .. .. .. 226-8 226-8 19/-101.. .. 26-1 .. .. .. .. .. 26-1 Totals .. 1,123-6 247-4 .. 194-8 29-9 638-0 2,233-7

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Table XXII.—Electric-power Boards of New Zealand as constituted at 31st March, 1933.

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Value of Kateable Property. Proclamation Approximate Area. Populatioa " Valuation Basis Amount Voting ior Loan Poll. constituting Members Used as Rating Unimproved. used (or Bating of Loan Name of Board. Power Board on Board. Basis. Purposes. authorized. Area gazetted. — " ' " District. Outer Area. District. Outer Area. District. District. Outer Area. *or. Against Number. Sq. Miles. Sq. Miles. Number. Number. £ £ £ £ **$?■ Iuīier V ■' 11/5/22 5 1987 .. 696,374 696,374 Unimproved ■■ Poll not yet taken. iurunm enUa . " '.'. sl/lo/29 7 . " S 'ô37 . 64,421 Unimproved ■ ■ Poll not yet taken. Hntt Valley 6/7/22 \ n 530 _ 44)100 .. 5,923,460 5,923,460 ! .. Unimproved .. 390,000 2,333 343 Malvern '.'. '.'. 6 308 1,833 3,550 1,500 2,212,392 2,226,780 1,426,740 Capital . .. 65,000 508 33 U a " V. 1/12 21 12 .. f 000 l f 9X8 565 12 918 « .. o50 ; 000 1,144 £ SXliand :: :: _i]_ S:»g :: JS_ 4:058:08! 4;o 58 ;o8i .. .. **„*>,****. North Canterbury ~ .. 1 858 200 9,064 4,021 6,591,030 5,503,803 1,451,124 Capital .. .. 173,700 447 95 Opunake / «fflj 7 197 5 4,250 50 1,728,168 910,111 Capital .. .. 95,000 504 107 Otago Central .. .. SeXo/iF 9 306 2,378 3,585 1,585 742,782 296,380 727,447 Capital .. .. 87,000 430 31 f18/10/231 Otago J 31/12/26 I 9 i ; 39i 890 17,931 6,251 4,797,713 3,061,588 1,634,860 Capital .. .. 256,500 1,358 196 Poverty Bay .. .. 12/6/24 11 1,747 1,344 24,440 8,610 14,461,734 6,140,499 3,110,233 Capital ■■ ■■ 379,750 2,319 _J>30_ " .. A M80 «JftS «.H \ gffl V. " 587 South Taranaki .. .. { 10 434 46 j 16,280 1,220 9,059,095 5,296,444 79,442 Capital .. .. 227,500 1,237 300 Southland /13/1 1>19 \ 12 7 918 3)035 68)00 0 30 11,957,390 11,957,390 110,000 Unimproved .. 1,650,000 6,516 415 Springs-Ellesmere " '.'. 5 | 5 23,000 Capital ■■ ,. 166,520 j 1,352 | 105 * Includes outer area.

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Table XXII.—Electric-power Boards of New Zealand as constituted at 31st March, 1933— continued.

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I Value oi Rateable Property. Proclamation Approximate Area. Population. Valuation Basis Amount Voting for Loan Poll. Name «Boar* £«2d SSSS. **»-«- 5 aS£ Area gazetted. ; ■ ' * District. Outer Area. District. Outer Area. District. District. Outer Area. For. Against Number. Sq. Miles. Sq. Miles. Number. Number. £ £ £ £ Number. Number; f 18/5/221 Taranaki .. .. • ■ "Ī 6/5/26 ;> 8 355 1,333 13,985 8,015 6,141,672 2,865,396 3,109,336 Capital .. .. 435,000 1,026 252 I 20/5/26 J Tararua .. .. .. " 23/3/22 10 700 524 8,115 1,805 2,815,000 2,815,000 1,262,581 Unimproved .. 200,000 714 83 Tauranga .. .. .. 14/6/23 7 646 3 8,490 4,100 1,004,966 1,004,966 477,045 Unimproved .. 144,500 1,192 417 TeAwamutu .. .. 8/1/20 8 270 .. 7,650 .. 3,699,132 2,353,948 .. Capital .. .. 178,000 757 146 Teviot .. .. .. 22/7/22 7 102 .. 1,800 .. 176,839 255,661 .. Unimproved .. 55,500 280 32 Thames Valley .. .. 8/1/19 12 2,295 6 38,700 3,150 14,785,086 7,709,621 43,047 Capital .. .. 850,000 3,210 988 Waimea .. .. .. 1/5/29 7 434 1,126 9,870 13,500 3,136,175 2,131,185 .. Capital .. .. 79,000 1,184 279 Wairarapa.. .. .. 25/3/20 9 606 1,390 19,650 4,350 9,683,051 5,465,547 2,753.453 Capital .. .. 330,600 2,295 312 f 9/10/241 Wairere .. .. •• 1 4/11/26 j> 7 382 25 2,500 200 696,621 696,621 163,379 Unimproved ,. 45,850 94 8 L 21/3/29 J Wairoa .. .. .. 29/7/20 10 1,354 .. 5,520 .. 3,961,443 1,758,663 .. Capital* .. .. 100,000 504 31 Waitaki .. .. .. 9/8/23 9 520 1,853 17,000 2,500 6,735,789 4,406,970 239,322 Capital .. .. 145,650 1,286 124 r18/10/231 Waitemata .. .. 2 26/8/26 12 627 " 40,485 .. 12,741,615 5,678,45] .. Capital .. .. 380,000 6,676 1,834 I 7/3/29 J Waitomo .. .. .. 6/3/24 7 160 1,100 5,000 3,000 1,066,361 1,066,361 .. Unimproved .. 119,000 557 90 Wanganui-Rangitikei .. 1/12/21 12 1,648 972 52,000 3,000 22,099,617 6,568,540 1,408,210 Capital .. .. 375,000 1,315 214 Westlandf.. .. .. 28/10/20 9 750 .. 3,272 .. 196,268 196,268 .. Unimproved .. Poll not yet taken. Totals, 1932-33 .. .. 401 44,474 26,521 965,208 81,736 344,728,919 230,308,215 22,606,790 .. 13,419,176 68,960 12,387 Totals, 1931-32 .. .. 401 44,015 25,395 942,399 67,086 345,260,228 230,370,604 22,621,315 .. 13,195,148 66,291 12,349 • " Unimproved " basis in Wairoa Borough. t license delegated to Westland Power, Ltd.

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Table XXIII.—Electric-power Boards.— Financial Statistics for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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j ~~ , Hates. Revenue. Expenditure. __ Sumflv Capital " ~~ Total Proflt - Loss - General Rate. Availability Kate. Special Hates. Name of Board. "J™. Outlay. Sale of Electricity. Sale of Total (not j Capital mSSd. . General, mdudmg Power.f General. , charges ., Annual Levied . I CoUeeted. Levied. | CoUected. Levied. | CoHected. Bulk. I Ketail. v '" I I ' : : , 5. Bullert .. .. .. ■• •■ •• •■ '■ " ' '1 | ! , ~~Z ~ 7ZT, 11ft o.,4 lq 090 5^~ 781 19,923 10,149 2,077 6,940 19,166 757 8. Central Hawke b Bay 925 138,344 .. 21,429 .. ,27 Z i | 29>961 4g - I ifot 197 2 22t 3 3 4'?20 7,« 6,280 ItO !! " ;"' 15. HurunuiJ .. .. •■ •■ •• •• •■ •• I j i ~~\ 20. North Auckland} .. .. .. •• ■■ |- •• 'J_ i .. 2,998 ~ 20,527 3 1,240 24,768 9,744 4,349 10,075 24,168 | 600 . .. •■ •• •• ;; Li Sty Bay !! Iw2 m'M '■'■ S "™ 899 j 54 \ J^ _. ■• •• - :: !9 2 5 \ U.bu \ |" " is5 I 26 1 604 \ 3,W \ j lg !! ■• •• •; ;; ;; " IBSH :: iS 1.SKSAS »S "2 «S |: ? ; ; .; |:g •L-γ-* 37 ;- 1 :: :: :: ! :: 30. Springs-Ellesmere .. 1922 156,085 j .. 28,915 I^^10^|___27^^:: , ; * Includes interest, sinking-fund, and depreciation payments. t Includes wages, stores, and fuel (if any,. t Not yetactively functioning. ' Includes arrears for previous years. • Arrears only.

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Table XXIII.—Electric-power Boards.— Financial Statistics for the Year ended 31st March, 1933-continued.

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Main I Beyenue. Expenditure. Rates. Seme of Board Supply Capital . .neZd. ° Utlay - BaleofEIeotnclty. TotaUnot Profit. Loss. General Rate . Avallability £ate . Special ! Bu*. J Retail. <*">■">• ~ «*«■ Coste - I CoUected. Levied. | CoUected. Levied. | CCected. £ £ £ ££ £ ££ £ £ ! £ £ d £d £d £ 36. Thames Valley .. 1921 825,634 7,946 109,372 12 3,360 120,690 50,266 10,038 60,558 120,862 .. 172 37. WaimeaJ ............ 38. Wairarapa .. 1923 ' 359,291 .. 52,492 .. 3,283 55,775 13,062 10,138 4248 39. Wairere .. .. 1925 42,006 .. 4,989 .. 618 5,607 1,092 1,632 3,287 e'oil 404 40. Wairoa .. .. 1923 62,461 4,233 5,796 .. 619 10,648 7,493 2,100 5,671 4,616 '.'. .'. '.'. .'. "952 41. Waitaki .. .. 1926 179,341 .. 28,127 137 660 28,924 13,992 2,699 13,004 29 695 771 j 42. Waitemata .. 1926 397,524 .. 72,696 .. 3,493 76,189 31,774 8,656 32,678 73 108 3 081 43. Waitomo .. .. 1926 100,210 .. 18,738 18 30 ' 18,786 8,404 1,666 6,652 lô'722 9*064 44. Wanganui-Eangitikei 1924 : 562,841 330 93,791 23 4,213 98,357 43,802 6,711 46,977 97 490 '867 45. Weatland§ .... ' .......... Totals, 1932-33 .. .. |14,026,320 95,907 2,024,790 5,209 122,757 ,2,248,663 896,328 207,687 ll,095, 826 2,199,841 99,882 51,060 Totals, 1931-32 .. .. ! 13,847, 760 1108, 335 2,020,857 4,555 69,738 2,203,485 908,116 223,838! 944,868 2,076,822 181,109 54,446 .. ! .. j .'. * Includes interest, sinking-fund, and depreciation payments. t Includes wages, stores, and fuel (if any). t Not yet actively functioning. ~~§ License delegated to Westland only.

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Table XXIV.—Electric-supply Stations of New Zealand at 31st March, 1933.

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Bated Capacity. I Units " 1 «^ 6 »ll« J Title. |§,included of Con- Includ- Bxclud- ■§ Total l≤ §,|*1 Supply. ™ ta « e - Lines. Hea<1 ' »ir^ P q™- s s » Ss H — • *-—• "3" EāāEīI -^ PI * fillllif Load. Su ppiy. supply. g purchased. |^ or Res^f e f Consumers. o g_ >£ffl.^o| i 1 I ! ! , " j Totals, steam station.. .. T rô 625 .. .. 6,91311-57 2,145,040 .. 2,145,040 1,725,220 1,634,275 419,820 19-57 30-61j 616 142 .. j ■■ 47 50 j ■■ l.Ka ? o r p ..1922 630 J 37 47 .. 30 llL-OT 42,970 .. 42,970 .. 35 100 J «0 18-3016 J 237 ! 56 | 400/230 ££ .. 2. Motueka Borough Council .. .. 1922 1,750 357| 52 65 .. 54 .. zobiZi iu co 3 uj.j .. /o,uj.h __JJ ! ' — — Totals, gas stations .. .. ~ Soil W īīi .. ., T~ .. ĪĪW~" .. 94,841 23,148 19-63 ..j .. ■■ .. ■■ 16 56 .. .. .. lJ 1,J 344 141 D.C. . . .. 72 .. 52113-80 155,47o| .. 155,470 109,681 45,939 29-50 24-J 318 84 DC 460/230 10 10 279 Totals, oil stations .. .. TTj W 642 .. 188,02 9 | .. j 188,029 .. 51,822 27-60 .. .. .. ' .. ■■ 14 0 ■■ 54, O ll 6,395,886 21 T I IS SSXr. SS JJffi iffi :: :: :: <«:! i;|| :: jiigig ii; 8«..».™ i;;| fl :§ | il |l lllii :: :: Si S!gS Sill! :: :: 187 - 220 g:S8i :: S:SSS:S :: u *:SaiS88 :: SiSilg i: BfcS SSSS 2 ;oi SI α-c. g« :: North Auckland Power Board 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ •• j •• ■• •• •• •• ,_„ _ _■* __.. „ i;_ „_- .. n AA ni « >7 An QQ4 S51 AO 400/230, i 61 60 14 Botarua Tourist (Department) .. 1901 5,500 1,941 .. .. 350 438 (634) .. 4,739 13-37 403,473 2,354,184 2,757,6o. .. 1,929,917 827,740 30 00 49 65 994 6ī>± a... 2SM/11& \ -SgAS8S:K:": :: :: :: «L;« J:|S;S .. ooo A%ffi Agg ..|:| HSI !: S i Jlo. Jill! 11 i3o Waitemata Power Board .. 1926 40,485 9,079 (2 861; .. 23,25212-30 .. "'fS'Sto 1'el'il 559 221 17-52 48-67 2 196 329 A.C. 400/230 100 20 . :: me 3 ; 71 o - 7 67 :: :: :: :■: :: >•» :: gô.gggi ne.gd 172,48019:3543:50 937 m a.c. j «0/230 mj .. Malvern Power Board .. ..1925 5,050 656 •• SS a 'iQ 0 «'n«?i?'!? " 4. ill'v&l 4 !li'«? S 913 024 S 122 390 ! 499 509 11-32 52-50 1900 345 A.C. , 400/230 353 55 North Canterbury Power Board .. 1928 9,064 1,642 .. .. .. .. 960 8,398 «,06111-41 .. *'tli'?S 4i QQ,'So 3 ' 913 ' 02 * 3 'go2'65O ! 30 530 9-16 31-10 655 178 A.C. i 400/230 16 0 pSs3£SSC SS SS88 SS :: :: :: :: j S US :: u s : | " |:| || :: -|: ? i.g | | I 1:8: |l \ *%% :: Surnner Borough Council .. 1918 3,500 1,011 ! (322) .. 2,11715-20 J'25S'o|S] J'lqJ'S " I AlAA 1 Wβ 956 20 00 61 70 1888 242 A.C. i 400/230 I 366 53 250 Otago Power Board .. .. 1926 17,931 3,877 I (1,402) .. 11,17412-55 . . 6 ' 849 '*?"l 5 'fo?'t?o " I '?sq'215 145 333 22-9038-33 1482 408 A.C. ! 400/230 , 58 20 330 l:grTpo B we^°orrd Board :: :: SIS :: :: i i,Igg :: e,lllf?:§g „,» .. 688 ejl:,g :: 6 ,«! , 1 1*2 42 86 _ "~ , sinoe taijen ove r by Ghristctmrch City Council. 1 5,610 kwHOX!: 2 Limited to 30 kw. by Pelton-wheel capacity. 3 860 kw. D.C. '' Not yet operating.

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Table XXIV.—Electric-supply Stations of New Zealand at 31st March, 1933— continued.

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Kated Capacity. tT f — || Ml |fj gg tion Number j , g — : kIS'omS '5 System n™,*, Boute- at t . Title. g| included of Con- T , d B ,, „ . . Sold. S g ■si i= g » of JnitSe mitaf of |r tat ' c |h Sr S. "» Sll I -rated. P-. e , I j 1 f HfJ "" Loa(1 - Supply. Supply, q purchased. nSNSjfi 7 Consumers. S 2 ggmlggS'S I Per I Per j Per Hydro Stations — continued. No. No. Kw. Kv.a. | Kw. 1«. Kw. Kw. Iw. Cent.! No. No. No. No. No. No. Cent. Cent No No. Miles oh Ft 7. Havelock North Town Board .. 1916 1,163 299 144 160: .. j .. 126 .. 82715-23! 313,800 146,099 459,899 .. 418,407 41,492 9-0241-70 1,400 360 A.C. 400/230 16 46 50 8. Kanieri Electric, Ltd. .. .. 1921 2,500 629 1,280 1,600, 150 187 710 .. 1,65942-801 4,625,700 .. 4,625,700 .. 3,779,054 846,646 18-3074-37 6 008*1,512 A.C 400/230 24 42 250/110 9. Kaponga Town Board .. .. 1916 1,200 365 141" 120 .. .. 205 .. 70529-05 656,129 51,300 707,429 .. 508,321 199,108 22-2039-40 1,390 424 A.C./D.C. 400/230/460 5160 58/31 10. Mangahao - Waikaremoana (Public 1925 .. .. 52,000 ; 65,000 .. .. 47,980 360,697 8,70612-40 241,969,796 148,681 242,118,477 205,381,908 7,599,302 36,736,569 15-1657-65 .. A.C 400/230 604 65 M 896/ Works Dept.) W 676 Central Hawke's Bay Power Board 1925 11,500 1,593 .. .. .. .. (785) .. .. 4,368,742 4,368,742 .. 3,801,254 567,488 12-98 63-50 ; 2 380 330 A.C. 400/230 224 5 Dannevirke Power Board .. 1925 12,614 2,502! .. .. .. .. (646)! •• e . 721 9-80 .. 4,136,929 4,136,929 .. 3,743,722 393,207 9-50 73-2o! 1 497 ' 297 AC 400/230 319 74 Hawke's Bay Power Board .. 1927 13,675 2,498 .. .. .. .. (4,104)129.662 12,34113-68 .. 22,235,621 22,235,621 20,687,418 8,806,059 1,548,203 6-9661-90 3,340 1 612 A.C. 400/230 275 20 Hastings Borough Council .. 1912 12,713 3,426] .. .. 1,087 s 650 (1,122) .. 8,53113-15 17,440 3,525,660 3,543,100 .. 2,879,911 663,189 18-7036-10 842 227 A C/D C 400/230/460 57 13 Napier Borough Council .. 1913 18,000 4,470! .. .. 400 500 (1.682) .. 8,790 9-07 129 8,209,600 8,209,729 .. 7,464,937 744,792 9-07|55-70 1670 415 A.C. 400/230 35 79 Horowhenua Power Board .. 1924 17,150 3,956! .. .. .. .. (1.904) .. 11,90316-00 .. 9,936,412 9.936,412 .. 8,596.602 1,339,810 13-48i59-50 2 170 I 500 AC 400/230 317 67 Hutt Valley Power Board .. 1925 44,100 11,192 .. .. .. .. (5,130): .. 41,00012-50 .. 23,048,790 23,048.790 .. 19,953,843 3,094,947 13-4051-25 1782 452 AC 400/230 294 64 Manawatu-Oroua Power Board .. 1924 39,011 4,515 .. .. .. .. (3,720) 36,056 17,66610-32 .. 24,746,075 24, 22,108,628 10,045,428 2,637,447 10-65|76-00 2,220 258 AC 400/230 606 20 Palmerston North City Council 1924 22,850 5,780 .. .. 1,020 1,275 (2,639) .. 18,390 14-35 467,362 12,063,200 12,530,562 .. 11,230,708 1,299,854 10-37J54-20 1940 491 AC 400/230 8139 Poverty Bay Power Board .. 1912 24,440 4,745 .. .. 1,330" 850 (1,830) .. 16,35811-20 46,952 8,380,846 8,427,798 .. 6,719,207 1,708,591 20-3052-50 1,416 275 A.C /D C 400/230/460 365 24 South Taranaki Power Board .. 1929 16,280 2,891 .. .. 1,067 1,269 (945) 6,257 5,807 15-10 1,428,480 2,254,821 3,683,301 2,990,881 2,625,679 692,420 18-78 44-50 923 164 AC ' 400/230 177 31 '57 Patea Borough Council .. 1901 1,800 358 .. .. 152 190 (140) .. 450 31-10 131,489 365,202 496,691 .. 437,629 59,062 11-90 40-50 1,223 243 AC 400/230 13 60 78 Tararua Power Board .. .. 1925 8,115 1,595 .. .. .. .. (641) .. 5,40311-86! .. 3,615,293 3,615,293 .. 3,076,531 538,762 14-9064-50 1 930 ' 379 AC 400/230 209 72 Wairarapa Power Board .. 1923 19,500 4,503 .. .. 837 1,188 (1,754) .. 16,806 10-43; (2,304,725) s 9,400,350 s 9,400,350 8,044,718 1,355,632 14-4062-20 1 785 ' 412 a'c' 400/230 510 0 429/290 Wairoa Power Board .. .. 1923 5,520 352 .. .. .. .. (768) 3,780 1,31720-32 .. 3,250,894 3,250,894 2,685,207 739,156 565,687 17-4048-30 2,100: 134 A c' 400/230 94 8 Wairoa Borough Council .. 1913 2,400 618 .. .. .. .. (355) .. 2,463 14-40 .. 1,827,230 1,827,230 .. 1,654,085: 173,145 9-47 58-75 2 680 690 A c' 400/230 13 64 Wanganui-Eangitikei Power Board 1924 52.000 10,013 .. .. 1,500 1,875 (4,036) 34,702 34,45611-70 28,884 21,524,933 21,553,817 17,445,325 17,315,325 4,108,492 19-08 61-00 1,617 33 AC 400/230 706 0 Mangaweka Town Board .. 1913 415 111 .. .. | 32 j 40 (33) .. 24613-40 .. 137,303 137,303 .. I 113,066 24,237 17-65 47-50 1 020 ' 272 AC 400/230 10 0 '37 Wellington City Council. . .. 1907 110,000 35,444 .. .. 10,OOO'ill, 250 (17,736) .. 138,85112-77 101,427 56,482,600! 56,584,027 .. 148,997,381 7,586,646 13-40 36-40; 1,100 445 A.C./D C 400/230/500 305 77 11. Marlborough Power Board .. 1927 14,530 2,616 1,000 1,250 420 530 960 .. 8,714 11-02 5,664,750 .. 5,664,750 .. I 4,297,783 1,366,967 24-1367-36, 1 643 296 AC 400/230 275 0 100 12. Mataura Borough Council 1 8 .. 1913 1,300 373 60 ! 75 .. .. 74 j 355 20-85 .. 107,820 107,820 .. 80,370 27,450 25-46 16-631 216 62 A.C 400/230 9 0 22 13. Murchison County Council .. 1922 5001 131 80! 100 .. .. 88 j 303 29-00 254,090 .. 254,090 .. 143,630 110,460 43-50 33-00 1,097 287 AC 400/230 15 60 105 14. New Plymouth Borough Council .. 1905 21,000! 6,055 4,250 i 5,300 300 350 3,600:22,651 20,47516-17 12,048,169 4,400,300 16,448,469 13,743,017 12,448,383 2,705,452 16-4452-20 1980 605 AC'DC 400/230/500 297 27 120/240 Inglewood Borough Council .. 1905 l,300| 413! .. .. .. .. (150) .. 1,33111-27 .. 574,677 574,677 .. 515,639 59,038 10-28 43-70 1.248 396 AC' ' 400/230 8 10 Waitara Borough Council .. 1905 l,850 : 482| .. ..I .. i .. (128) .. 845 15-15 .. 421,480 421,480 .. 370,385 51,095 12-10 37-60! '770 ! 200 AC 400/930 12 70 15. Ohakune Borough Council .. .. 1914 1,940 454 90 120| 113 141 106 .. 70115-12 269,600 56,700 326,300 .. 269,376 56,924 17-4435-10! 594! 139 AC 400/230 15 40 '42 16. Opunake Power Board .. .. 1924 6,000 1,500 314 450 148 185 470 .. 2,26420-73 1,562,200 298,477 1,860,677 .. 1,444,318 416,359 22-4045-20 963! 241 AC 400/230 152 0 47 17. Queenstown Borough Council .. 1924 845; 232| 48! 60 ..I 80 .. 337 23-75 130,010 .. 130,010 .. 106,144 23,866 18-3518-55! 458 i 126 A.C. 400/230 6 0 510 18. Kaetihi Borough Council .. .. 1917 4,500 389 ! 280j 350 96 1 120; 220 .. 845 26-04 492,430 .. 492,430 459,853 403,153 32,577 6-62 25-55 1 036 90 AC 400/230 28 0 380 19. Reefton (Company) .. .. 1887 1,300 310 86 D.C. 86 D.C. j 115 .. 186 61-80 116,000 .. 116,000, .. 86,000 30,000 25-85 11-50 277 66 DC 230 7 20 27 20. Southland Power Board .. .. 1925 48,250 9,299 6,000 7,050 .. .. ! 6,340 47,136 32,11613-44 24,595,900 32,894 24,628,7941 17,719,907 12,073,465 6,908,887 28-0044-40 1,300 250 AC 400/230 2 395 10 154 Bluff Borough Council .. .. 1903 1,700 445 .. .. .. .. (265) .. 1.300 20-38 .. 414,342 414,3421 .. 339,517 74,825 18-06:17-85 763 200 AC 400/230 ' 9 51 Invercargill City Council .. 1914 21,000 5,229 .. .. 11,975 10 2,320 (1,728) .. 13.72012-59! 4,100 5,232,100 5,236,200 .. 4,509,616 726,584 13-8834-59 749 215 AC 400/280 79 5 21. Taranaki Power Board .. .. 1927 13.985 2,197 3,200 3,600; .. I .. 1,882 9,541 7,23619-73 10,558,200J .. 10,558,200! 7,998,248 5,648,648 2,559,952 24-2564-10 2 570 404 AC 400/230 319 9 300 Stratford Borough Council .. 1898 3,500 1,042 .. j .. .. .. (450) .. j 2,305 19-50 .. 2,298,300! 2,298,300 .. 1,923,667 374,633 16-30 58-35 1,846 550 A.C 400/230 16 0 22. Taihape Borough Council .. .. 1913 2,450! 622! 150) D.C. 125 D.C. 185 .. ! 1,035 17-87 494,540 .. 494,540 .. 462,862 31,678 6-40 30-50 745 189 A.C /D C 400/230/460 10 25 '30 23. Taumarunui Borough Council .. 1924 4,000 809: 424: 500, .. .. 320 1,778 1,65617-95 872,555 .. 872,555 706,555 677,297 166,000 19-00 31-10 837 | 169 A.C. 400/930 12 40 25 Manunui Town Board .. .. 1929 850: 160 .. .. .. .. (25): .. 12220-50 .. 29,258 29,258 .. 26,988 2,270 7-7613-35 169 32 AC 400/230 4 68 24. Tauranga Borough Council .. 1915 2,850 985j 3,040 3,500 640 800 3,480 7,375 2,68346-80 11,919,956 .. 11,919,956 9,726,684 2,385,669 2,193,272' 18-40 39-20 2 420 837 AC 400/230 64 20 110/80 Tauranga Power Board .. .. 1926 8,490 1,084 .. .. .. .. ! N.A. .. 3,906 .. .. 3,631,430 3,631,430 .. 3,631,430 N.A. | .. .. 3,350 428 AC 400/230 336 21 Te Puke Town Board .. ... 1921 980 296 .. .. . . I .. (132) .. 786 16-73 .. 603,675 603,675 .. 529,879! 73,796! 12-23 52-40 1790 540 1C 400/230 1137 25. Teviot Power Board .. .. 1924 1,800 402! 750 939 .. j .. 740 3,220 1,13123-00 3,905,142 .. 3,905,142 3,352,424 1,301,584! 552,718 14-14J60-30I 3,240 723 X.C. 400/230 68 0 380 Otago Central Power Board .. 1925 2,537 906 .. .. .. .. (398) .. 2,08919-04 .. 2,050,840 2,050,840 .. 1,820,540! 11-23 58- 80 ! 2 010 7] 8 AC 400/230 164 0 26. Waimea Electric Co. .. .. 1912 4,000 791 80 100 32 40 121 .. 1,306 9-27 166,912 91,663 258,575 .. 204,575 54,000 20-8524-40' 260 51 a'c! 400/230 39 40 11/15 27. Wairua (Wilson's Cement Co.) .. 1916! 510 71 2,000 2,500 3.190 3,750 2,200 11,585 5,66019-00 8,519,750 .. 8,519,750 7,610,407 5,283,8671 909,343 10-6844-20i 1,613 1 225 1C 400/230 43 33 130 Whangarei Borough Council .. 1915: 7,790 2,092 .. .. .. .. (645) 5,925! 5,66310-89 .. 2,326,540 2,326,540 1,947,021 1,900,214! 379,519 16-3041-20! 908 244 4,'c' 400/230 33 43 Kamo Town Board .. .. 1923 600| 115! .. .. .. .. (60), .. 26222-.90 .. 46,807 46,807 .. 46,807 N.A. .. 8-911 407 78 AC 400/230 4 70 28. Wairere Power Board .. .. 1925 2,000| 320 336( 480 .. .. 307 .. 1,60219-15 1,307,290 .. 1,307,290 .. 1,190,994 116,296 8-90 48-60i 3 720 596 AC 40o'/230 11' 31 '(35 29. Westland Power, Ltd. .. .. 1928 4,200! 130 ' 61B 688 36 ° 438 36 ° •• 1,19430-10 1,193,300 .. 1,193,300 .. 1,026.238 167,062 14-0037-90 7,890*' 244 AC 400/230 52 31 260/105 30. Westport Borough Council .. 1925 4,000! 737! 200 250 56 70 240 .. 1,59115-08 697,844 .. 697,844 .. 622,280 75,564J 10-8333-19 844 I 156 AC 400/230 19 2 31. Whakatane Borough Council .. 1922 1,800 481| 390! 531] .. .. j 320 .. j 1,43922-20 1,150,000 .. 1,150,000 883,223 882,553 266, 777J 23-20 41-00 1,835 490 A.C. 400/230 34 31 258 Totals, hydro stations .. .. jl, 392, 047 319,348202,387;244,383J81, 856 |90,09ll .. .. 1,100,305 .. 826, 833,713J604, 883, 486 1,431,717,199 .. 635,049,868191,399,062; 23-151 .. j 1,990 I 456 .. .. 20,506 73 Totals, all stations .. .. .. jl, 407, 927 322,997 203,422J245, 432182, 276 !90, 716 .. .. !l,108,231 .. 829,284,771 604,883,486! 1,434,168,257 .. 636,915,191191,893,8521 23-20 .. 1,970 452 .. 20,585 19 .. 4 45 kw. D.C. ' 567 kw. D.C. 6 650 kw. D.C. ' 1,000 kw. D.C. ' Included in units generated by Mangahao-Waikaremoana. • Includes units generated (Kourarau Plant). 10 450kw. D.C. ' 2 Taken over by Southland Power Board in December, 1932. * Principal consumers gold-mining companies.

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Capital Value of Revenue. Working-expenses. 1 Capital Charges. Net Results. Revenue and Expenditure Comparisons. Outlay Assets at . . ■ " as at 31st March, i Average n , 31st March, 1933. Sale of Electricity. ] Total Revenue Working- Capital . „ t T . tl 1933. (Total ! Other Per Per Ammal from Sale costs.' Charges. loraiwjK». (Total Expenditure , Sources Cent. sinkine Dera-eci- , Ce ?*- Costs. _ a . T of Energy. Expenditure less Total _„ (not in- Total. Total. of Interest. 8 at ?" Total. of Profit. Loss. 5£ -Deprecia- Allowance „„„„ ,. BlI g eluding Eeve- * wa - allon - Capital Per Per Per Per Per i' er Per Per tionnot for De- retail. (for Re- j Rates). nue. Outlay. Tjnit Kw.of Unit Kw.of Unit Kw.of ūn it Kw. of deducted.) preciation.) sale). gol( j Max. sold. | Max. sold. Max. so ld. Max. . . . . ■ ■ cj__. w inn £ e j: c c £ £ ££££ £ £ £ d. ! £ d. £ d. £ d. £ 1. Nelson City Council .. .. 112,890 90,645 24,291 1,869 126 25,776 13,189 51-17 3,952" 1,108 2,867 7,927 7-02 21,116 4,660 .. 3-57 82-06 1-84 16-49; 1-10 9-91 2-94 26-40 Totals, Steam station .. .. 112,890 90,545 24,291 1,359 lie" 25,776 13,189 51-17 3,952 1,108 2,867 7,927 7-02 21,116 4,660 .. 3-57 3206 1-84 16-49 1-10 .9-91 2-94 1. KaikouraComtyXnaf'.. .. 10,107 8,716 1,562 .. 33 1,595 1,269 79-50 636 354«! 245 1,235 12-22 2,504 .. 909 10-69 52-07 8-68 42-30 8-44 41-17 17-12 83-47 2. Motueka Borough Council .. ,.\ Iβ!697 10 J 078 ] 2,285 .. 91 2,376 1,842 77-50 808 154 J 250 1,212 7-26 3,054 .. 678 9-20 42-25 7-40 34-10 4-87 22-43 12-27 56-53 Totals, gas stations .. ..] 26,804 18,794 j 3,847 .. 124 3,971 3,111 78-30 1,444 | 508 495 2,447 9-13 5,558 .. 1,587 9-73 .. 7-87 .. 6-19 .. 14-06 1. Picton Borough CouncT' .. .. 19,380 14,80 9! 3,011 .. 65 3,076 1,984 64-50 935 1.773* 1 400 3,108 16-05 5,092 .. 2,1516 6-60 41-80 4-35 27-55 6-81 43-20 11-16 70-75 IISSH? :: :: I'M till \ 5EJ_j: JS__±«l L \_» L 55S I Sg:S8 £8 Sff 15:92 6 8 : 2 5 llil AUl Totals, oil stations .. .. 28,581 21,326 I 4,502! .. I 158 I 4,660 3,202 68-70 1,278 2,051 | 694 4,023 14-07 | 7,225 .. 2,565 I 7-93 .. 5-64 .. 7-08 .. 112-72 I I I • J ; ■ % ' | ' ______^ ««— _______ _ __ __L__ 1 Alrlprtnn Svfn™'™ 8 ' = «a K977 e0 Q 609 502 82-40 172 37 209 3-84 711 .. 102 0-63 8-02 0-52 6-60 0-22 2-75 0-74 9-35 2:^un?H™ho y ra C (PublicWorksDept.) 4,396;660 19,859 313',784 s'.MS 337,6« 47,740 14-S 218,848 .. 112,540* 331,388» 7-13 379,128 41,487 0 31 6 17 0-04 0-88 0-31 6-18 0-35 7-06 Auckland Power Board .. .3 406 366 2 836 042 618 179 3,105 53,338' 674,622 s 325,137 48-20 163,140« 63,313 73,102 299,555 8-80 624,692 49,930 .. 1-20 19-62 0-62 10-32 0-57 9-51 1-19 19-83 Bav of Plenty Power Board .. 209,089 203 702 36 822 .. 2 481 39,303 21,658 55-00 10,839 2,420 1,837 15,096 7-22 36,754 2,a49 .. 1-10 26-60 0-6o 15-65 0-45 10-90 1-10 26-55 r»mhrM m Pn,m Rmrf ii/i a M i(is «1 fi 1Q (w> '«<!<! 19 q-Z'i 12 296 61-30 5 654 1 286 .. 6,940 6-30 19,166 757 .. 1-17 25-70 0-75 16-42 0-42 9-33 1-17 i Z5-75 SSra d fo e w P e°r W B e oa?d d . " US'jM llllllt ll',°ll "56 2,781 50-oS 18 888 8 270« 4,097 26; 2 55 7-54 m'OU 3,574 .. 133 25-40 0-70 13-30 0-62 11-70 1-32 25-00 Franklin Power Board 288 790 234 728 45 381 4 744 50 125 25 346 50-57 15,516 3,070 1,491 20,077 6-95 45,423 4,702 .. 1-10 22-51 0-61 12-57 0-49 9-96 1-10 22-53 HamUtonSou|h Council V. 611 'J 41! 5« W$*\ V. 'Hi 17% 50-82 | l>45 7,029 9-20 24,306 9,692 .. 1-82 23-25 0-93 11-90 0-38 4-84 1-31 16-74 Eotonit UCMandS 76'l50 6l'253 17'829 " '620 18'449 3',807 l',523 I 1,523 e>53 j le',818 l>31 '.'. 2-22 2&-W l'-24 io'-81 2 : 09 26-53 TeSvamutu Power Board 186023 181865 29 319 '.'. 1170 30 489 14 452 47-30 9 974 1904« . 11878 6-88 26,330 4,159 .. 1-28 25-20 0-63 12-43 0-52 10-21 1-15 22-64 V. lll'Ml lH'Ml 7 ;946 I'Ml 49-1? 49;657» 9,W 1,157 tO.SK 7 S3 120,862 172 120 28-03 0-62 14-40 0-62 14-47 1-24 28-87 Tl.mpt Tirammh Tnimril 91 156 is n« 8 814 387 9 241 5 887 63-70 266 77 518 861 3-56 6,748 2,493 .. 2-21 28-62 1-47 19-03 0-21 2-78 l-b8 /1-81 25 896 14 024 7 444 " 71 7 515 5279 70-30 515 95 350 960 3-71 6 239 1276 .. 2-02 32-50 1-43 23-06 0-26 4-19 1-69 27-25 wSemataPow Board W \ Willi 72;696 " 3,493 76 189 40 480 53-10 22,183 7,370 3,125 32,678 8-22 73,108 3,081 .. 1-44 25-40 0-80 14-13 0-65 11-41 1-45 2o-54 Waitomo Power Bo.-rd 100 210 98 210 18 788 .. 48 18,786 10,070 53-60 5,278 1,215 159 6,652 6-64 16,722 2,064 .. 1-71 25-02 0-92 13-45 0-61 8-88 1-53 22-33 3. Works Dept.) V. 2,»!» 1,830 253 46 506 164,611 2,228 213 345 57 780 27-10 84,248 20,539 29,552 134, S39 6-12 192,119 21,226 .. 0-42 7-08 0-11 1-92 0-27 4-45 0-38 6-37 A aWhiirton Power Board 357 784 335 331 43 044 776 43 820 19,100 43-60 18,784 3,962 10 22,756 6-35 41,856 1,964 .. 2-16 29-93 0-96 13-28 1-14 15-82 2-10 29-10 Banks Peninsula Power Board " 103 187 98 243 11095 " 523 11618 7 763 66-80 6 287 1283 303 7,873 7-62 15,636 .. 4,018 2-19 28-42 1-53 19-80 1-56 20-20 3-09 40-00 n.kwell rmmtv "mrarilt 6 3 36R 2 163 2 163 1 360 62-85 263 50 .. 313 4-50 : 1,673 490 .. 1-08 15-24 0-68 9-58 0-16 2-20 0-84 11-78 H"te^ol y I: 36;648 2l;lo8 lO;"! :: 'EM 10;9?6 7 ;733 7O-Io 1,392 1 j0 QS< :: 2,485 6- 78 10,21 8 758 .. 1-29 W-eO O-W 11-95 0-30 3-85 1-23 15-80 ?^Zl P R^rm,ahTn,,°r, oil " lo'wO 10'422 6'896 5'896 3 508 "304 'i75 "kl "620 5>4 4',128 l',768 '.'. 1 ! 97 25'-20 2 ; 65 l'-38 17-65 Board 65 098: m 603 7 111 " '776 7 887 5372 68-10 3,799 670 .. 4,469 6-86 9 841 .'. 1,954 3-10 33-45 2-34 25-30 1-95 21-00 4-29 46-30 SrfSaSufy Power'Board I: iSI'.lli lll'MI 2',998 1,111 24',?« 14 098 56-80 7,'578 1,926 571 10,075 7-04 24,168 600 .. 1-44 24-50 0-86 14-67 0-62 10-50 1-48 25-17 Vaia-nm "Rnrniwh PmiTicil 10 701 7 242 3 212 —- - 43 3-255 1 805 55-50 641 2o3 158 1,052 9-83 2,857 398 .. 2-55 26-30 1-43 14-78 0-83 s-bZ Z-2b 40 SffcShOmndl " 19 862 9 993 4 444 " 4 444 3 331 75-00 335 75 ■ 487 897 6-97 4,228 216 .. 2-40 23-37 1-80 17-51 0-49 4-72 [ 2-29 22-23 ai^ a rtÔnBOTOU«hC™ndl 23 927! ig'599 10 018 " '§72 10 390 6 608 63-60 606 220 675 1,501 6-27 8 109 2,281 .. 1-08 18-66 0-71 12-30 0-16 2-80 0-87 15-10 WV, ranted Power Board ' 395565 285757 42 731 Il'o44 2 879 56 647 29 732 52-50 18,032 3,268 4,345 25,645 7-88 55,377 1,270 .. 1-09 19-60 0-60 10-84 0-52 9-35 1-12 20-19 " li5'390 97 547 33 215 685 20;«6 60-20 4 934 4 283 .. 9 217 6-80 29,633 4,267 .. 1-63 25-80 1-01 15-85 0-45 7-15 1-46 23-00 Powtr Board I: 148 906 28; 9 15 .. 177 29 092 57-85 7,630 2,542* ... 10,172 6-52 27,007 2,085 .. 1-53 22-60 0-89 13-14 0-54 7-96 1-43 21-09 c.rvmflT. -RnrAnor! PAiincil ifi 1 fi74- 20 5 434 4 434 81-60 430 81 .. 511 3-01 4,945 489 .. 1-08 16-83 0-88 Id-78 0-10 1*09 O-iJS lo 6t wXki Power Board 179 341 152 944 28 127 " 797 28 924 16 691 57-70 8,585 1,969« 2,450 13,004 7-25 ■ 29 695 .. 771 1-43 21-63 0-85 12-83 0-66 10-00 1-51 22-83 *- D S!£Sr - i;! 1 - ! x ' I il 9 J 1: I il II s 41! : 806 ?s 36 : 563 -42« \z »a tit j:s s s g s sags -' KS Town Board 24 074 24 074 3 284 " 7 3291 1675 51-00 1256 475 '. 1731 7-20 3 406 .. 115 1-88 26-07 0-96 13-30 0-99 13-73 1-95 27-03 s'SSSud 97335 83 128 10 302 " 341 10 643 6 299 59-18 2 804 .. 1,430« 4,234 4-35 10,533 110 .. 0-65 14-51 0-40 8-87 0-27 5-96 0-67 14-83 9:laSaTownBoa?d V. " Hi607 ll'Ml I'057 " 68 5 ill 2,936 57-25 660« '.. l>85 7-70 304 .. 2-39 124-62 1-39 14-31 0-89 9-19 2-28 23-50 ' Includes cost of powepurchased (if any). * Includes GovernmeDt contribution towards capital charges on standby plant. " Includexchange on overseas Interest payments. «Includes repayment of portion of principal. ' Not yet functioning. • Includes alsoscellaneousr capital charges. ' Includes £16,152 written off and not shown in 1932 statement, * Includes stocks and amounts written off. t License assigned to Chnstchurch City Council, August, 1933.

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Table XXV.—Summary of Returns of Operating Results for the Year ended 31st March, 1933— continued.

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Capital Value of Revenue. Working-expenses. 1 Capital Charges. Net Results. Revenue and Expenditure Comparisons. Outlay Assets at . as at 31stMarch, Averase 31st March, 1933. Sale of Electricity. T t , Dpvptiiip Wnrkina Canital moo /T«+ol n+>ipr Ppr Ppr J.OL<U Juvenile VVOIKIIlg- Tn+nl rVio*.o ™- (Total Expenltre Sources <£&. Sinking Depreei- <*%■ S°Z!rT y "" Expenditure less Total B ,k (not in- Total. Total, j of Interest, atton Total - o( Proflt - Losa - of Energy. -Depreci- Allowance R t „ (f^ e . eluding j Reve- • • Capital I Per p Per per per p ationnot for De- sal e) _; Rates). nue. Outlay. Unit ; Kw. of Unit Kw. of Unit Kw. of Unit Kw. of deducted), preciation.) j j so](L | Max Max , Bold _ Max . 8old . Max _ HYimo Stations'— continued. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ ££££ £ £ £ d. £ d. £ d. j £ d. £ 10. Mangahao - Waikaremoana (Public 3,690,475 3,689,214 12,581 297,025 3,736 313,342 53,907 17-34 209,776 .. 52,645 262,421 7-12 316,328 .. 2,986 0-37 6-45 006 1-12 0-31 5-47 0-37 6-59 Bav Power Board 138 344 127,530 21,429 .. 1,271 22,700 12,529 55-20 7,867 1,720« 860 10,447 7-55 22,076 .. 276 1-35 27-30 0-79 15-95 0-66 13-31 1-45 129-26 Dannevirke Power Board 213 820 203 150 28,038 .. 1,971 30,009 12,597 42-00 12,449 2,810» 2,105 17,364 8-12 29,961 48 .. 1-80 43-50 0-81 19-52 1-11 26-90 1-92 j 46-42 Hawkp's Bav Power Board " 221*055 215,600 36,155 25,519 1,642 63,316 40,773 64-40 13,245 2,511» 2,500 18,256 8-26 59.029 4,287 .. 0-69 15-02 0-46 9-94 0-20 4-45 0-66 14-38 HasMnas Boronah Council 118 791 114 242 26,960 .. 60 27,020 16,394 60-70 3,690 2,343* 963 6,996 5-89 | 23,390 3,630 .. 2-24 24-00 1-37 14-60 0-58 6-23 1-95 20-83 Naraer Borough Council " 17o'932 146,588 42,404 .. 248 42,652 21,956 51-50 7,366 1,339« 4,206 12,911 7-55 34,867 7,785 .. 1-36 25-20 0-70 13-03 0-42 7-67 1-12 20-70 Horowhenua Power Board 212 293 189 781 43,496 .. 2,228 45,724 26,920 58-75 12,060 2,386« 3,485 17,931 8-45 44,851 873 .. 1-22 i 22-83 0-75 14-12 0-50 9-41 1-25 23-53 Hutt Valley Power Board 386*414 328 479 99 704 .. 3,013 102,717 63,801 62-20 21,535 4,020* 9,374 34,929 9-03: 98,730 3,987 .. 1-20 19-43 0-77 12-43 0-42 6-80 1-19 19-23 Manawatu-Oroua Power Board ' 512*150 482 943 60,097 14,851 2,674 77,622 44,967 57-90 27,771 5,424« 3,056 36,251 7-08 i 81,218 .. 3,596 0-81 20-13 0-49 12-08 0-39 9-73 0-88 21-81 Palmerston North City Council! '. 22o'l27 193,417 56,598 .. 55 56,663 25,711 45-40 9,570 1,829 5,455 16,854 7-65 1 42,565 14,088 .. 1-21 21-45 0-55 9-73 0-36 6-39 0-91 16-12 Poverty Bav Power Board 331474 318 728 53,566 .. 1,086 54,652 28,059 51-30 15,614 6,431* 1,920 23,865 7-20 51,924 2,728 .. 1-91 29-27 1-00 15-32 0-85 13-03 1-85 ; 28-35 South Taranaki Power Board " 196'o31 181,667 26,836 1,292 1,090 29,218 11,743 40-20 9,597 3,702* 822 14,121 7-20 25,864 3,354 .. 2-26 29-80 0-94 12-43 1-13 < 14-94 2-07 27-37 Patea Borough Council 17 229 16,957 4,035 .. 105 4,140 3,219 77-75 479 163 147 789 4-58 4,008 132 .. 2-21 28-85 1-77 23-00 0-43 ! 5-63 2-20 28-63 Tararua Power Board 164'559 160 901 22,069 .. 1,154 23,223 I 11,198 48-20 8,043 1,682« 2,215 11,940 7-26 23.138 85 .. 1-72 34-42 0-87 17-48 0-93 ! 18-63 I 1-80 36-11 Wairararja Power Board" 359'291 343,808 52,492 .. 3,283 55,775 23,200 41-55 20,557 4,822* 2,948 28,327 7-89 51,527 4,248 .. 1-57 29-93 0-69 13-22 0-85 16-14 1-54 29-36 Wairoa Power Board 62'461 57 292 5,796 4,233 619 10,648 9,593 90-00 3,574 1,163« 934 5,671 9-08 15,264 .. 4,616 0-90 13-05 0-86 12-49 0-51 ! 7-38 1-37 19-87 Wairoa Borough Council 12'n89 11,403 8,056 .. 55 8,111 6,055 74-70 878 247« 373 1,498 11-90; 7,553 558 .. 1-17 22-70 0-88 17-03 0-22; 4-22 1-10 21-25 Wangamii-Rano-ftikei Power Board 562,841 469,434 93,791 330 4,236 98,357 50,513 51-50 31,024 8,219« 7,734 46,977 8-34 97,490 867 .. 1-29 23-30 0-70 12-51 | 0-65! 11-68 1-35 24-14 Mangaweka Town Board 5 710 5 710 826 .. 330 1,156 1,052 91-10 104 22 .. 126 2-20 1,178 .. 22 1-75 I 25-00 2-24 31-90 0-27 3-82 2-51 35-72 Wellington City Council 1193 035 1,193 035 312,637 .. 9,411 322,048 165,346 51-30 27,220 s 6,905* 22,239f 56,364 4-73 221,710 100,338 .. 1-53 17-62 0-81 9-32 0-28 3-18 1-09 12-50 11 Marlborough Power Board " '322'ō37 307,094' 29,607 .. 480 30,087 7,906 26-28 16,284 3,412 3,125 22,821 7-08 30,727 .. 640 1-65 I 30-84 0-44 8-24 1-28 23-77 1-72 32-01 12' Mataura Borough Council*.. .. 4,366 4,041 1,540 .. 134 1,674 1,264 75-51 157 55 107 319 7-31 1,583 91 .. 4-60 I 20-81 3-78 17-08 0-95! 4-31 4-73 21-39 13 Murehison County Council 13,925 13,925 1,947 .. 305 2,252 1,436 63-70 825 140 .. 965 6-92 2,401 .. 149 3-25 j 22-13 2-40 16-32 1-61 10-96 4-01 27-28 14' Sew Plymouth Borough Council 441487 351,110 67,192 3,725 1,949 72,866 28,673 39-35 20,271 12,833 .. 33,104 7-50 61,777 11,089 .. 1-24 I 19-70 0-50 7-97 0-58 9-20 1-08 17-17 Inglewood Borough Council " 12,644 7,322 3,911 .. 799 4,710 2,957 62-80 605 400 402 1,407 11-12 4.364 346 .. 1-82 26-05 1-38 19-70 0-65 9-38 203 29-08 Waitara Borough Council 12 655 5,809 3,766 .. 275 4,041 2,074 51-40 720 180 183 1,083 8-56 3,157 884 .. 2-44 29-40 1-35 16-20 0-70 8-46 2-05 24-66 15 Ohakune Borough Council . ' 18,674 6,592 3,596 .. 24 3,620! 1,815 50-20 841 228 .. 1,069 5-72 j 2,884 736 .. 3-20 33-90 1-62 17-13 0-95 10-08 2-57 27-21 Iβ' Opunake Power Board 108 994 108,169 12,479 .. 259 12,738 4,665 36-60 5,326 2,053 150 7,529 6-91 12,194 544 .. 2-07 26-55 0-77 9-92 1-25 16-01 2-02 25-93 1?' Queenstown Borough Council .. 12,870 12,504 1,464 .. 84 1,548 474 30-60 481 307* 117 905 7-03 1,379 169 .. 3-31 18-30 -1-0.7 5-93 2-04 11-31 3-11 17-24 18' Raetihi Borough Council 37 636 21,556 3.427 411 "216 4,054 2,038 50-27 1620 292 190 2,102 5-59 4,140 .. 86 2-00 17-45 1-06 9-26 1-10 9-56 2-16 18-82 19' Reefton Electric Light Co., Ltd. .. 5,848 5,556 e>26 .. 285 3,511 3,343 95-20 .. .. .. .. .. 3,343 I 168 .. I 9-00 | 28-05 9-33 29-07 .. .. 9-33 29-07 20' Southland Power Board 1,660 102 1,641,888 99,965 18,689 15,247 133,901 38,820 28-97 100,697 s s 24,000 .. 124,697 7-51 1 163,517 .. j 29,616 1-61 18-70 0-53 6-12 1-69 I 19-68 2-22 25-80 Bluff Borough Council .. .. 10,810 9,130 3,702 .. 258 3,960 2,895 73-11 462 280 .. 742 6-86 1 3,637 323 j .. 2-62 13-97 2-05 10-92 0-52] 2-80 ! 2-57 13-72 Invercarsfill City Council 176 256 146,749 43,740 .. 2,075 45,815 23,304 50-87 7,151 2,259 562 9,972 5-66 33,276 12,539 .. 2-33 25-31 1-24 13-49 0-53! 5-77 1-77 19-26 21 Taranaki Power Board .. .. 456,941 414,881 35,275 4,754 3,286 43,315 12,329 28-45 27,402 4,873* 2,711 34,986 7-66 47,315 .. 4,000 1-20 21-25 0-37 6-55 1-05 18-56 1-42 25-11 Stratford Borough Council .. 27,843 26,784 11,999 .. .. 11,999 6,349 52-90 2,885 505 250 3,640 13-06 9,989 2,010 .. 1-50 26-65 0-79 14-11 I 0-46 8-09 1-25 22-20 22 Taihape Borough Council .. ' .. 18,924 8,127 4,508 .. .. 4,508 2,265 50-25 877 172 508 1,557 8-23 3,822 686 .. 2-34 24-40 1-17 12-23 0-81 8-42 1-98 20-65 23 Taumarunui Borough Council .. 62,219 57,911 7,529 393 692 8,614 2,299 26-70 3,2o9 854« 400 4,513 7-25 6,812 1,802 .. 2-69 24-72 0-78 7-19 1-53 I 14-10 2-31 21-29 Manunui Town Board .. .. 3,290 3,290 881 .. .. 881 555 63-00 210 40 .. 250 7-60 805 76 .. 7-83 35-20 4-93 22-20 2-22 j 10-00 I 7-15 32-20 24 Tauranga Borough Council .. 155,367 152,981 10,050 10,256 1,127 21,433 6,962 32-45 6,817 1,478 .. 8,295 5-34 15,257 j 6,176 .. 0-50 5-83 0-17 2-00 0-21 2-38 1 n -38 4-38 ' Tauranga Power Board .. .. 132 191 122 217 22,520 .. 1,109 23,629 12,311 52-10 6,970 1,804' 1,000 9,774 7-39 22,085 ] 1,554 .. 1-49 | .. 0-81 .. 0-65 .. 11-46 I .- Te Puke Town Board .. .. 12,384 6,215 3,287 .. 95 3,382 1,709 50-50 473 90 250 813 6-57 2,522 860 .. 1-49,25-00 0-77 13-00 0-37! 6-17 1-14 19-17 25 Teviot Power Board .. .. 57,958 54,954 4,673 1,090 374 6,137 2,192 35-70 3,281 1,110 70 4,461 7-70 6,653 .. 516 0-41 7-78 0-16 2-97 0-32 6-03 0-48 9-00 Otago Central Power Board .. 89,433 83,681 9,536 .. 219 9,755 3,589 36-80 4,450 1,769« .. 6,219 6-96 9,808 .. 53 1-26:24-00 0-47 9-03 0-82 15-60 1-29 24-63 26 Waimea Electric Supply Co. .. 22,823 18,206 5,138 .. 467 5,605 3,475 62-00 324 .. .. 324 1-42 3,799 1 1,806 .. ! 6-03 j 42-40 4-08 28-70 0-38 2-68 4-46 31-38 27' Wairua (Wilson's Cement Co.) .. 92,133 25,514 6,601 6,182 34S 13,131 3,482 26-50 .. .. | .. .. .. 3,482 | 9,649 .. j 0-40 1 5-80 0-11 1-58 .. .. 0-11 1-58 Whangarei Borough Council .. 68,072 62,741 16,056 906 1,687 18,649 11,045 59-25 1,517 626 .. 2,143 3-15 13,188! 5,461 .. 2-09 I 26-30 1-36 17-13 0-26 3-32 1-62 20-45 Kamo Town Board .. .. 3,579 2,500 906 .. 28 934 612 65-52 154 96* .. 250 7-00 862! 72 .. 4-65 15-10 3-14 10-20 1-28 4-17 4-42 14-37 28 Wairere Power Board .. .. 42,006 39,275 4,989 .. 618 5,607 2,724 48-60 2,756 531 .. 3,287 7-82 6,011 .. 404 1-01 16-25 0-55 8-87 0-66 10-70 1-21 19-57 29' Westland Power, Ltd. .. .. 69,300 65,972 3,949 .. 946 4,895 4,578 93-60 .. .. .. .. .. 4,578 317 1 .. 0-92 110-98 1-07 12-71 .. .. 1-07 12-71 30. Westport Borough Council .. 31,716 27,455 6,689 .. 40 6,729 1,888 28-06 1,728 576 304 2,608 8-22 4,496 2,233 .. 2-68 I 27-87 0-73 7-87 1-00 10-87 1-73 18-74 31. Whakatane Borough Council .. 37,823 36,817 5,881 3 24 5,908 1,951 33-00 2,436 518« .. 2,954 7-82 4,905 | 1,003 .. 1-60: 18-40 0-53 6-10 0-80 9-23 1-33 15-33 Totals, hydro stations.. .. 30,950,339 27,907,996 3,364,169 910,221 171,919 J4,446, 309 1,929,081 29 293, 682 438,314 2,219,166 j 7-18 |4,148, 247 394,069 96,007 j 1-27J, .. 0-3851 ~l 0-84 ~j~ī-225 ~ Totals, all stations .. . . 31,118,614 28,038,661 3,396,809 911,580 |l72, 327 |4,480, 716 1,948,583 29-20J1, 493, 844 297,349 442,370 2,233,563 I 7-18 ;4,182, 146 398, 729 ilOO, 159 I 1-28J .. 0-891$ . . | 0-84 I .. 1-281 I ~ 1 Includes cost of power purchased (if any). 3 Includes exchange on overseas interest payments. * Includes repayment of portion of principal. 8 Includes interest and overdraft on temporary loan ; also miscellaneous capital charges. * Taken over by Southland Power Board in December, 1932, t Renewal Reserve Fund. i After deducting revenue derived from bulk sales.

Table XXVI.—Electric-supply Stations.— Appropriations for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Appropriations. Accumulated Funds. Ownership - 3. »- g=55 a-s: *Sf paj^ ent rSr" ss ,& Tot,. RM , Sinkin , — Eeer^ Fund. Fund. Unities) DWdend8 - R*™). Sur P lu8 ' Reserve. Funded. «™ era1 - 2 pr0 D p S"ed. Steam Station. £££££££££££££££ ' 1. Nelson .. .. .. City Council .. 1923 .. .. .. 2,000 .. 4,079 .. .. 6,079 16,345 6,000 .. 1,178 14,600 Totals, steam station .. .. .. .. .. | 2,000 | .. 4,079 .. .. • | 6,079 16,345 6,000 .. 1,178 14,600 Gas Stations. 1. Kaikoura .. .. County Council .. I 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. : .. .. .. .. 1,347 2. Motueka .. .. Borough Council .. 1922 250 .. .. j 100 .. .. .. .. 350 .. 250 500 3 2,321 Totals, gas stations .. .. .. 250 j .. 100 .. .. .. j 350 .. 250 500 3,668 On. Stations. 1. Picton .. .. .. Borough Council .. 1917 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,308 .. 2,659 2. Uawa (Tolaga Bay) .. County Council .. 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,684 .. .. 2,809 Totals, oil stations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,684 1,308 .. 5,468 Hydro Stations. 1. Alderton Utility Co. (Keri- Company .. ! 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 162 keri) I 2. Arapuni-Horahora .. Public Works Dept. 1921 .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. 283,823 .. .. 61,705t Auckland .. .. Power Board .. 1908 .. 691 ., .. .. .. 18,190 31,049 49,930 458,179 .. 19,098 667,331 340,850 52,892 Bay of Plenty .. .. Power Board .. 1928 .. 500 .. .. .. 2,794 .. .. 3,294 5,387 .. .. 12,501 900 Cambridge .. .. Power Board .. 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 507 757 .. 1,508 .. 16,702 1,350 3,494 Central .. .. Power Board .. 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. 770 2,804! 3,574 4,097 15,340 5,292 28,918 11,733 9,887 Franklin .. .. j Power Board .. i 1925 .. .. .. .. 1,249 2,611 842 j 4,702 30,712" 23,350 .. 18,533 8,977 3 3,179 Hamilton .. .. Borough Council .. 1913 .. 1,500 .. 6,413 .. 287 .. 1,492 9,692 .. 15,952 .. 24,721 11,384 North Auckland* .. Power Board .... Rotorua .. .. Tourist Dept. .. 1901 .. 1,631 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,631 14,897 .. .. 16,260 1,631 TeAwamutu .. .. Power Board .. '1921 120 .. .. .. .. .. 427 3,612! 4,159 120 4,038 .. 17,653 1,086 11,359 Thames Valley.. .. Power Board .. 1921 ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,157 19,278 .. 119,768 10,793 Thames .. .. Borough CouncU .. 1914 524 .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. 969 2,493 10,811 2,244 .. 84 TeAroha .. .. Borough Council .. 1906 .. .. .. 944 .. 332 .. .. 1,276 6,842 1,495 .. 2,130 Waitemata .. .. Power Board .. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,937 .. 7,937 15,404 .. .. 56,830 21.000 6 13,333 Waitomo .. .. Power Board .. 1926 .. 1,000 .. .. .. .. 156 908 2,064 1,372 628 .. 7,845 1,000 i 908 J l 1 As distinct from Depreciation Fund. a Not funded except where otherwise indicated. • Funded. • Amounts written off. ' £10,000 of this general reserve funds, balance discount reserve and miscellaneous. * Not yet functioning, t Includes £49,768 utilized for redemption of loans.

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Table XXVI.—Electric-supply Stations.— Appropriations for the Year ended 31st March, 1933— continued.

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Appropriations. Accumulated Funds. Supply j ' T ™ le - Ownership. com- Accident ™W« Payment <«£■ Miscel- Unap- Depreciation. Si Reserve Insurance of P f", t ™/ laneous propriated Total. Renewal. 2 Sinking J Net Surplus Fund. Fund. A u&Mes) Dividends. Payments. Surplus. Keserve runded General. 2 TT na p Hydbo Stations — continued. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 3. Coleridge .. .. Public Works Dept. 1915 .. 21,226 .. .. .. .. ... .. 21,226 244,867 .. .. 222,828* 195,475 ., , Ashburton .. .. j Power Board .. 1923 1,729 100 .. .. .. .. 62 73 1,964 8,713 ! 685 | 3,100 3 32,132 100 Banks Peninsula .. Power Board .. 1921 .......... .. 4,944 j 11,320 3,812 Christehurch .. .. City Council .. 1904 lS.OOOf .. -. 20,7691 .. .. .. 1,490 37,259 445,555 .. .. 153*601. 246,314 .. Waimairi .. .. County Council .. | 1916 .. , 288 .. .. .. 2,651 .. .. 2,939 5,674 .. : 24,933 Halswell .. .. ] County Council .. 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 10 480 490 .. .. Heathcote .. .. County Council .. 1914 .. .. .'. .. .. 212 .. 546 758 .. .. 5,iō2 Hurunui§ .. .. Power Board .... Lyttelton :: .. Borough Council .'." 1917 141 .. .. .. .. 140 .. 1,487 1,768 141 , 427 .'. 763 Malvern .. .. Power Board .. 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,623 i .. .. 5,709 j North Canterbury .. Power Board .. 1928 .. .. .. .. ., .. 349 251 600 5,099 ! 1,322 .. 6'372 6,850 2,642 Kaiapoi .. .. Borough Council .". 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 284 398 2,548 ' 911 1,728 Rangiora .. .. Borough Council .. 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. 191 216 3,569 346 .. 1,404 Riccarton .. .. Borough Council .. : 1916 .. .. .. .. ,. 56 .. 2,225 2,281 .. 1,467 .. 1,256 8,532 South Canterbury .. | Power Board .. 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,270 1,270 10,774 .. .. 113 4,312 Timaru .. .. Borough Council .. 1908 | .. .. .. 2,000 .. 5,214 .. .'. 7,214 j .. .. .. 42*634 '.'. '.'. Springs-EUesmere .. Power Board .. 1922 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,085 2,085 ; .. 7,262 .. 7,483 5,500 5,330 Sumner .. .. Borough Council .. 1918 .. .. .. '830 .. .'. .". .. 830 .. 870 .. 1,733 Waitaki .. .. Power Board ..I 1926 .. .'.' 200 .'. .'. .. .'.' .*. 200 .'. 14,229 .. 18,684 12,193 6,515 4. Dunedin.. .. .. City Council .. 1907 32,303 .. .. 21,865 .. .. .. .. 54,168 152,508 .. 219, 927 3 174,367 Otago .. .. Power Board .. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,396 .. .. ! 22,989 5. Golden Bay .. .. Power Board .. 1929 .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. .. 112 942 1,069 6. Grey .. .. .. Power Board .. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 470 470 3,793 i 1,073 .. 3,060 3 430 7. Havelock North .. .. Town Board .. 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,412 8. Kanieri Electric, Ltd. .. Company .. 1921 .. .. .".' .. .. 110 .. .. 110 ■ 14,207 i .. .. '. 9. Kaponga .. .. Town Board .. 1916 .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 304 304 I .. .. 3,764 .. .'. 10. Mangahao-Waikaremoana .. Public Works Dept. | 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 419,256 ' Central Hawke's Bay .. Power Board .. 1925 I .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. 13 4,691 j 10,214 1,149 2,497 1,401 Dannevirke .: .. Power Board .. 1925 j .. 1 .. .. .. 14 .. 34 48 2,105 9,387 .. 18*861 3,226 3J26 Hawke's Bay .. .. Power Board .. 1927 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,287 4,287 .. 5,455 .. 16,290 1,284 5^656 Hastings .. .. Borough Council .. 1912 .. .. .. .. .. 3,879 .. .. 3,879 .. 4,549 .. 17,506 Napier .. .. Borough Council .. 1913 .'.' .'. .. .. .. .. 67 7,718 7,785 10,683 24,374 11,198 9,107 3 | Horowhenua .. .. Power Board .. 1924 .. .. 200 j •■ •■ .. 15 658 873 .. 22,512 13,150 13,000 3 8,456 Hutt Valley .. .. Power Board .. 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 .. 2,987 3,987 6,159 47,776 5,394 21,868 13*239 Manawatu-Oroua .. | Power Board .. | 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,183 10,356 .. 62,141 6,577 Palmerston North .. t City Council .. 1924 .. .. .. 6,000 .. 6,038 559 1,491 14,088 .. 26*710 .. *500 Poverty Bay .. .. j Power Board .. 1912 .. 750 .. .. .. .. 1,229 749 2,728 11,091 2,029 .. 25,359 3,909 8,729 South Taranaki .. j Power Board .. 1929 .. .. .. .. .. 1,230 81 2,043 3,354 .. 3,940 I 619 11,918 6,012 2,046 Patea.. .. .. Borough Council .. 1901 .. 132 i .. .. .. .. .. 132 147 125 .. 509 3.362 Tararua .. .. Power Board .. 1925 .. .. .. .. ...... 13 j 72 85 10,228 1,826' 564 17,729 j 2,138 1 As distinct from Depreciation Fund. 2 !\ T ot funded except where otherwise indicated. ' Funded.- * Includes £110,342 utilized for the redemption of loans. f Extra appropriation to Depreciation Fund t Includes £13,511 from 1932 profits. § Not yet functioning.'

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Table XXVI.-Electric-supply Stations.-Appropriations for the Year ended 31st March, 1933— continued.

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Appropriations. - Accumulated Funds. 0Wner8hiP - IS. Renewal ™e &2£& "T* ~|*" 1™ P™« ™*- ~ ■' - BJenewaL» Siting, Fund." «-S- "<* US.) ™™. ,&**». Payments. P Su?p>us. Eeser¥e . j FuIlded . Oenerai, Hydbo STATions-continued. £££££££££££££ ££ 10. Mangahao - Waikaremoana — continued. \ 1-1100 366 2,782 4,248 | 6,604! 5,632 .. 24,561 | 788. 15,127 Wairarapa .. .. Power Board .. 1923 .. .. •■ ■• '■ * dD0 3 315 ]854 6 696 2 ,570 Wairoa .. ■• Power Board .. 1923 .. .. ■• •• ■• •• ■• •• KK o Aflii 77S 1 909 Wairoa .. Borough Council .. 1913 - q «8 558 408 778 1202 .. Wanganui-Rangrtikei .. Power Board •• 1924 .. .. •• •■ •• •• ±,u»u ±,vou , ,^_ Mangaweka .. .. Town Board .. 1913 .. •■ •• •■ •• ; •• o'inn inn ooo * " iqq'b79 <\n 917 4.78 Wellington .. " City Council .. 1907 .. 22,239 .. , .. . .. ■■ 71,929 6,170 100,338 .. .. 139,872 60,217 151,478 11. MarlboroSgh .. .. Power Board .. 1927 •■ ■■ 15 ' 443 •• ■• ll '^ 12. Mataura .. . • Borough Council .. 1913 . . .. ..... .. .. 91 .. 91 .. 3_o .. zw 13. MurcMson .. County Council .. 1922 .. •• ■■ •• •• 92 ; i34 -^ 14. New Plymouth .. .. Borough Council .. I9U0 .. /ou .. .. • > » Inglewood .. .. Borough Council .. 1905 346 .. . .. .. 346 5,321 .. 4,185 Waitara .. .. Borough Council .. 1907 840 .. 44 .. .. 884 .. 486 .. 6,047 15. Ohakune .. .. Borough CounoU .. 1914 181 .. .. 498 .. o7 .. .: .. ... d,7d8 16. Opunake .. .. Power Board .. 1924 544 544 570 25o .. 3,680 22. Taihape .. .. .. Borough Council .. 1913 .. .. •• •• •• •• * DI > ; ' ' „, 23. Taumarunui .. .. Borough Council .. 1924 1,133 .. 958 .. .. 2,091 .. 4,108 3,924 5/4 Manunui .. .. Town Board .. 1929 .. .. .- ■• •• ■■ •• '" ■• •• pi'ies q'5^57 25. Teviot Power Board -.. 1924 I 2,094 910 .. b,532 /,/41 Otago Central .. .. Power Board - - j 1925 • ■■ i •• •• •• 2 ' 348 ••■ 2 ' 528 26. Waimea Electric Co. .. Company .. 1912 .684 824 ;.. 298 1,806 27. Wairaa (Wilson's Cement Co.) Company .. 1916 .. .. .. •• •• ■• •• %'%% \ " / 9 o n " 5 '0 75 Whangarei .. .. Borough.. .. 1915 1,666 457 3,338 5,461 .. 5,230 .. 5,975 Power>L . td - :: ro^councii:: , 317 :: Ceo :: « :: -590 2 ,| -96 5 2 ;3 8 i ,;« .5.« :: :: 31. Whakatane .. .. Borough Council .. 1922 ] .. .. .. •• 567 633 1,200 I 4 ' 80fa Totals, hydro stations .. .. ; '- :. 51,999 567706 400 852~ 34,076 j 111,892 108,927 439,513 ;2,395,779 373,028 398,076 12,769,725 1,141,435 187,943 Totals all stations .. 52,249 56,706 400 76,761 852 38,155 111,892 108,927 445,942 2,414,808 380,586 398,576,2,780,039 1,156,035 187,943 i As distinct from Depreciation Fund. ' Not funded except where otherwise indicated. ' Partly funded. 8 Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account.

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Table XXVII.—Return of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines. Table showing the Number of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines connected to Electric-supply Systems as at 31st March, 1933.

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Banges. Water-heaters. Milking-machines. Licensee. Number of j — . Consumers. 210 & g Kilowatts Percentage of Percentage of _ t t Kilowatts. and over. Total - Number of Number. Total Kilowatts. Number of Number. Horse-power ?°? 2 s * _____ Consumers. Consumers. electrified. Alderton Utility Co. ...... 40 4 14-18 45-0 22 14 55 0 19 1 Arapum-Horahora. (Public Works Department) .. .. 57 57 .. 69 72 Ashburton Power Board .. .. .. 3,611 49 773 822 22-80 467 919 12-92 "fiS ifW '^fi Auckland Power Board 49,115 .. 4,730 4,730 9-64 10 690 7 197 21-80 248 Banks Peninsula Power Board .. .. 974 57 'l52 ' 2 09 21-46 'l85 '111 19-0 itl 169 Bluff Borough Council ...... 445 5 2 7 1-57 1 _ 0 22 p ay K Of / le p ty P °T ard •' •• 1;392 44 456 50 ° 35 - 90 l'.016 740 73-0 '556 930 Cambridge Power Board 1,439 12 150 162 11-25 481 365 33-45 328 517 'U Centra Hawke's Bay Power Board .. 1,593 5 172 177 11-10 260 250 15-70 84 125 nT I * l J°ī eī n B ° n rd , 4 ' 336 39 290 329 7 - 58 l>287 804 29-70 1166 2 114 424t Chnstchurch City Council .. .. 28,158 .. 4,389 4,389 15-60 4 688 4,837 16-65 1 0-5 Coleridge (Public Works Department) .. .. 33 44 77 90 97 i fi Hamilton Borough Council .. ,. 4,191 7 107 114 2-72 184 135 4-qq Hastings Borough Council .. .. 3,426 11 127 138 4-03 48 31 140 Havelock North Town Board .... 299 53 4 57 19-0 18 12 6-0 Hawke's Bay Power Board .. .. 2,498 .. 457 457 18-30 511 337 20-40 159 iil Heathcote County Council .. .. 1,503 85 290 375 25-0 285 265 19-0 3 7 S££T&£Sri?1. ;: :: 3 : 956 :; , 568 , 568 14 ' 35 000 628 25 - 30 855 9 « " Hutt Valley Power Board .. .. 11,192 100 1,392 1,492 l,' o 06 12-'l8 "68 i30 Inglewood Borough Council .... 413 3 25 28 6-78 22 21 5 32 1 2 Invercargill City Council 5,229 10 103 113 2-16 1 0-02 1 2 Jlaiapoi Borough Council.. .... 462 32 16 48 10-40 7 7 1.50 Kaikoura County Council .... 148 .. o ...... Kamo Town Board .. .. .. 115 1 1 0-87 .... Kanieri Electric, Ltd 629 4 "'35 39 6-20 "20 "21 3O8 Kaponga Town Board .. .. .. 365 9 12 21 5-75 42 26 11-50 'lOO IQO h Lyttelton Borough Council .... 767 7 50 57 7-43 32 37 In 1 3 Malvern Power Board .. .. .. 656 12 126 138 21-0 67 115 10-20 6 11 Manawatu-Oroua Power Board .. .. 4,515 .. 789 789 17-50 1477 Q14 39.70 1 nia 1 7Q« Mangahao-Waikaremoana (PubUc Works De- !. .. 61 61 63 63 partment) Mangaweka Town Board .. .. Ill 2 10 12 10-80 13 7 11-70 4 7 Manunui Town Board ...... 160 .. I T 1K —— — — — . * *" *" "• •• •• X 1*5., * Not yet actively functioning. f First- time scheduled.

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Table XXVII.— Return of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines— continued. Table showing the Number of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines connected to Electric-supply Systems as at 31st March, 1933-continued.

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Kanges Water-heaters. Milking-machines. Licensee - Consumers. 2 to 5 B KUowatts T tel 0 ' Number. Total Kilowatts. Numbeflt Number. Horse-power, Kilowatts. and over. " Consumers. Consumeis. o flifi 07 243 340 13-00 307 146 11-74 93 133 10 Marlborough Power Board •• •■ 2,616. 97 243 340 16 W o2? 12 Mataura Borough Council .... 3/3 2 lb 1» * »■> Motueka Borough Council •■ •• 357 .._ •• :.;.. - g7 g 9 . 17 20 32 Murchison County Council •• •■ 131 ° 3 . 64 547 345 12 -23 Napier Borough Council .. ■• ■• t'VJZ 3 4 0-11 Nelson City Council .. ■■ •• 2,652 .. •■ ■■ ■■ 608 16 . 05 380 690 New Plymouth Borough Council .. •• 6,05o 191 7dU a^i North Auckland Power Board* .. •• ■■ ■• •• •• 72 ' [ 13 '291 10-53 77 136 North Canterbury Power Board .. •• 1,642 43 laa *** n 3 _ 3Q 3 - Ohakune Borough Council .• •• 454 x _ g 10Q 10-26 266 400 Opunake Power Board .. •• •■ l>500 .. j> 157 163 17 . 32 31 51 Otago Central Power Board .. •■ 906 14 I/O ia* 3Qo 263 7 . 7 _ 68 32g Otago Power Board •-.,-• ;• »•*" * 586 10 .i3 1,232 787 21-30 3 6 Palmerston North City Council .. •• 5,780 42 544 ū»b g ig 5 ? 5 Patea Borough Council ...... a5» 11 0 __ g Picton Borough Council .. .. •• 344 i .. Q 331 9 . 40 u5 . 127 Poverty Bay Power Board .. ■• 4,745 .. eo» __ i7 Queenstown Borough Council .... ji » 2g3 24 18 6 . 17 12 32 .. Raetihi Borough Council 389 I a 4Q 52 6 . 67 Rangiora Borough Council .. • ■ oOU A w ........ Rawene (P. Spender) .. .. •• 53 .. •• 1 • 1-5 0 . 32 ,. j Reefton Electric Light and Power Co., Ltd. 310 .. ■• ■• ■; 297 278 21 . 84 Riccarton Borough Council .. ■• 1,360 27 /4» g 2Q4 1216 58 1Q1 Rotorua (Tourist Department) .. .. 1,941 70 11a x 3 140 2 12 South Canterbury Power Board .. .. 3,677 64 5o4 618 1680 4Z« 6 South Taranaki Power Board .. •• 2,891 .. "o 73g 5 . 88 1;155 2 ,605 Southland Power Board .. .. .. 9,299 .. 1,48b 1,48b g Springs-Ellesmere Power Board .. .. 2,433 20 220 240 » mq l6-JJ6 x | 2 Stratford Borough Council :: •• 1,042 7 ibO ID/ ?g 7g 1 | 3 Sumner Borough Council .. ■■ 1,011 40 91 lai ]g g l g Taihape Borough Council .. •■ o/Z 1 » gg4 526 39 . 30 837 1;584 154 Taranaki Power Board .. •• •• 2,197 b dOb ai 2g9 32g 4g() Tararua Power Board 1,595 51 19b 10-ou g g l( , Taumarunui Borough Council .. •• »0« « 2g65 366 145 37 . 2 o Tauranga Borough Council .. •• 9«o »' 20-57 535 320 49-30 422 744 67 Tauranga Power Board .. .. ■• 1,084 M 1»* 56 37 7 . 78 7 15 Te Aroha Borough Council .. ■• 720 4 4U g7g gg2 3250 70g g86 30 Te Awamutu Power Board .. ■■ 1,776 31 /01 M& 6o 3Q 16g7 6 g Te Puke Town Board 296 { 7 1Q0 | gg 24 . 90 Teviot Power Board .. •• ■■ 4U - ' " • Not yet actively functioning.

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Table XXVII.— Return of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines— continued. Table showing the Number of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines connected to Electric-supply Systems as at 31st March, 1933— continued.

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Ranges. Water-heaters. Milking-machines. Licensee. dumber of ■ . , : Consumers. 2 to 5 g KUowatts Percentage of j ! Percentage of i Kilowatts. and over. lotal - .Number of : Number. Total Kilowatts. Number of Number. I Horse-power , Not 7 et , j Consumers. Consumers * electrified. Timaru Borough Council . 8 ° «g ;< 3 44 160 37-20 2,234 4,223 60 Uawa County Council .. 95 z * s ' ;0 * «SSftff: :: :: 4 ' "i ' 3 S 1! 2 ā !2 "S ltfo 414 7s} ' 64 Wairoa Borough Council.. .. \ ]\ £ J? 28 ; 40 146 82 45-60 80 109 Wairoa Power Board .... i 352 34 Sβ ?9n Zα n J?2 2 °' 90 Wairua (Wilson's) .. .. !' 71 12 ° 34 '° 112 58 S 1 ' 80 73 124 2 Waitaki Power Board .. .. 3 3q 6 '97 'ino "; 9 q ,;■„ ,,i - 1 1-41 21 s6 Waitara Borough Council .. 482 6 31 V 7I0 *o« 6 f 12 ' 17 29 43 Waitemata Power Board .. 9 079 56 111] 11?? ,If ,JS ° 5 ' 4 ° X 2 Waitomo Power Board .. 1199 28 108 ill H'.t 001 17 '° 255 319 Wanganui-Rangitikei Power Board !! 100I3 in! n'ao ,"S7 , 'Ifo M2 241 Wellington Citf Council .. .. 35 444 143 1384 }'w 21? I'm} i'° 38 13 ' 9 ° 522 788 Westland Power, Ltd 130 ',7 5 ?! 3 ! 9 " 2 ' 626 5 ' 4 0 Westport Borough CouncU ..'.'. 737 "l I 2 ?.'m 9« f 24 ' 6 ° 2 ° 40 10 ° Whakatane Borough Council .... 481 10 70 80 AĀ If 2 t 3 ' 8 ° X 2 1 Wnangarei Borougl CouncU .. 2,092 3 3 3 17 ; 2 « .. T0talS ' 1933 322,997 2,198 31,526 33,723 ~ 10-43 ' 47,772 | i i^īTl 5 Tsi^" ■ . ! ' i 1 I * Includes 424 not previously scheduled by Central Power Board. ~~

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Table XXVIII.—Return showing Average Revenue per Consumer, per Capita, per Route-mile of Line, etc., for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Batioof Average Average Per Boute-mile of Line, detail Selling-rates. Licensee. Consumers Revenue Reyeū | e Ol f tlay Population. Consumer.» P* Capita.* Bevenue .' Consumers. Cα-pita. Lighting. Heating. Power. % £ £ £ No. £ d. d. d. Alderton Utility Co 14-28 15-22 2-18 70-00 4-60 19-42 Meters not installed. Charges according to installed capacity. Ashburton Power Board .'. .. .. 19-82 11-92 2-41 49-50 4-15 19-67 8 to 1 3 to 1 w^Sno^ Auckland Power Board .. .. .. 21-80 11-20 2-98 572-00 45-20 15-13 5 to 1 (less 5% domestic ; 4|- to J (less 5%) 2| to 1 (less 10%) less 10% commercial) Banks Peninsula Power Board .. .. 24-00 11-40 2-87 55-20 4-85 25-50 10 to 1 J (less 5%) 3 to f (less 5%) 3 to 1J (less 5%) Bay of Plenty Power Board .. .. I 16-00 26-40 4-52 149-00 5-64 24-00 10 to 1J 4 to 1-J o ot0 17 Bluff Borough Council .. .. .". ! 26-18 8-32 2-33 384-12 46-00 6-36 7 to 4 2 3 to 1 Cambridge Power Board 24-00 13-27 3-32 102-60 7-73 18-38 7J to 3| 3 to | 3 to z Central Power Board 22-80 13-10 3-13 102-50 7-82 18-30 6J 1| 3 to 14 Central Hawke's Bay Power Board .. .. 13-85 13-45 1-98 95-70 7-12 12-02 8 to 1* (domestic); 8i 3 to 1 3 to 1 (commercial) Christchurch Citv Council .. .. '.. 29-63 7-10 2-18 645-00 87-30 8-52 4 to | (domestic); 5 to f (domestic); 2 (com- 1J to | 1 (commercial) mercial) Dannevirke Power Board 19-83 11-20 2-38 87-50 7-82 16-95 1\ to 6J 3 to \\ 3 to 1 Dunedin City Council 27-70 7-55 2-24 392-00 46-90 18-60 5 to f 2 to | 2 to 1 Franklin Power Board 19-78 13-41 2-93 90-31 6-73 16-89 5-1 1-275 2-55 to 1-/ Golden Bay Power Board .. .. .. 27-50 11-13 3-26 63-07 5-67 21-49 9 4| to 2 tv,,* Grev Power Board 20-85 11-47 2-58 222-50 19-40 21-40 7 ' ** to * , 2 to 1* Hafswell County Council 14-87 7-86 1-17 98-30 12-50 3-76 Plat Bates. Public Works Department s .Schedule Hamilton Borough Council .. .. 27-04 8-06 2-19 616-69 76-55 4-94 5 to 3J 2 2 to ,,- Hastings Borough Council 26-95 7-88 2-12 472-00 60-00 9-33 8 to 1J (less 12J%) 4 to 1-J (less 12|%) 3 to 1J (less 12J%) HavelJck North Town Board .. .. 25-70 10-98 2-83 198-00 18-00 20-70 7 2 2 Hawke's Bav Power Board .. .. 18-27 14-45 2-76 224-00 9-10 16-16 8 to 1J (domestic); 8 to 8 to 1| (domestic); 4 to 3 to 1 ¥ 4 (commercial) 1| (commercial) Heathcote County Council .. .. 25-03 7-14 1-83 343-00 47-00 6-11 6 to 4 1 3 to 1 Horowhenua Power Board .. .. 23-00 11-00 2-67 137-00 12-45 12-40 6 4 and If 3 to iutt :: I: :: 6 and lk%) 3 to 1| (less 12*%) 3 to 1| (jess 12*%) Inelewood Borough Council .. .. 31-80 9-47 3-62 481-50 51-00 9-72 6 2 to If 2 to 1| InvercargiE City Council 24-90 7-99 2-18 553-00 66-20 8-39 3 to 1| 3 to l s Kaiapoi Borough Council 27-20 6-95 1-92 200-50 28-80 6-30 6 1J to 1 3 to 1 Kaikoura County Council 23-50 10-55 2-53 312-40 29-60 16-05 12 12 b Kamo Town Board 19-17 7-88 1-56 184-90 23-47 5-97 8J 3J to Kanieri Electric, Ltd. 25-16 16-38 4-26 420-49 25-67 38-93 6 1 f Kaponga Town Board 30-40 13-84 4-27 97-70 7-05 20-42 10 to 9 4 to 1 5 to 2 Lyttelton Borough Council .. .. 20-70 ; 7-69 1-59 585-00 76-20 2-96 4J 1 A to 1 Malvern Power Board 13-00 10-84 1-56 39-00 3-60 12-90 9tol» 9 to 1« 3 Manawatu-Oroua Power Board .. .. 11-59 13-30 1-61 123-60 7-45 13-12 7 3| to 1| S$ to i s Mangaweka Town Board 26-75 7-45 2-78 82-60 11-10 13-77 8 2* to 1| 4 to 3 Manunui Town Board 18-83 5-50 1-04 181-70 33-00 3-87 9 4J ,i Z U Marlborough Power Board .. .. 18-00 11-32 2-07 107-66 9-51 22-20 9 to 1J 3 to 1£ 4J- to 1| Mataura Borough Council .. .. .. 28-69 4-13 1-29 171-11 41-44 3-36 6 2§ *t to lj For notes see page 107.

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Table XXVIII.—Return showing Average Revenue per Consumer, per Capita, per Route-mile of Line, etc., for the Year ended 31st March, 1933— continued.

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Eatioof Average a™..,,,. Per Boute-mile of Line. Betail Selling-rates. Licence. <*»■» *™ eS Oulty - — Population. Consumer. 1 Per Capita.* Consumers. Per Capita. Lighting. Heating. Power. % £ £ £ No. £ d. d. d. Motueka Borough Council .. .. .. 20-40 6-40 1-36 195-30 30-50 9-54 12 4 4 Murohison County Council .. .. 26-20 14-86 4-50 123-50 8-32 27-85 8 to 3 3 to 1 3 to 2 Napier Borough Council .. .. .. 24-80 9-49 2-37 1,177-00 124-00 9-49 6 to 1| (domestic); 6 to 6 to 1 J (domestic) ; 3 to 3 to 1J 4 (commercial) (commercial) Nelson City Council .. .. .. 23-06 9-16 2-12 538-00 55-70 9-82 6 4 to 2 3 to H New Plymouth Borough Council .. .. 28-80 10-75 3-29 238-50 20-40 21-00 7 to 6 2 to 1 2 to 1 North Auckland Power Board 4 North Canterbury Power Board .. .. 18-12 12-48 2-40 66-50 4-65 15-80 8 to 2 3 to \ 3 to J Ohakune Borough Council .. .. .. 23-40 7-93 1-87 232-00 29-30 9-63 9 3 to 1 4 to 2 Opunake Power Board .. .. .. 25-00 8-33 2-12 82-00 9-87 18-14 10 to 2 (less 10%) 2 to 1£ (less 10%) 6 to 2 (less 10%) Otago Central Power Board .. .. 35-70 10-52 3-84 58-20 5-52 35-20 £10 per kw. per annum, £1 per kw. per annum £2 per h.p. per annum, plus 4d. to Id. per unit of maximum demand plus 4d. to Id. per unit Otago Power Board .. .. .. 21-60 10-04 2-18 64-50 6-42 15-83 9 4 to \\ 4 to J Palmerston North City Council .. .. 25-30 9-80 2-48 695-00 71-00 9-64 6 (less 10%) 1J (less 10%) 3 to If (less 10%) Patea Borough Council .. .. .. 19-90 11-28 2-30 294-00 26-00 9-58 7 to 6 4 to If 3-8 Picton Borough Council .. .. .. 26-47 8-75 2-36 297-50 34-00 14-90 9 to 8 4 to 2 4 Poverty Bay Power Board .. .. 19-40 11-30 2-23 146-70 13-00 13-56 8 to 6 4 to \\ 4 to 2i Queenstown Borough Council .. .. 27-45 6-30 1-83 244-00 38-66 15-23 6 6 3 Raetihi Borough Council .. .. .. 8-64 8-81 0-81 137-07 13-89 8-36 8 to 3 2 to 1 3 to H Bangiora Borough Council .. .. 28-60 7-40 2-11 332-50 45-00 6-12 6 to 2 (less 7%) 2J to 14 (less 7%) 3 to 4 (less 7%) Rawene (Spender, Paul) .. .. .. 17-67 10-13 1-88 613-71 61-00 9-75 15 .. 12 Eotorua (Tourist Department) .. .. 35-30 9-18 3-36 288-50 31-40 13-83 6-J to 5 3 to 1 4 to 1 Reefton Light and Power Co., Ltd. .. .. 23-83 10-40 2-70 445-00 42-80 4-50 9 4 4 Riccarton Borough Council .. .. 24-73 7-37 1-89 548-93 74-52 4-35 6 to f Ī 14 South Canterbury Power Board .. .. 14-95 11-61 1-85 73-90 5-05 13-23 8 to 1 3 to 1 3 to f South Taranaki Power Board .. .. 17-76 9-29 1-72 158-50 16-30 12-03 5f 3-35 to 1-20 3-12 to 1-20 Southland Power Board .. .. .. 19-27 10-75 2-39 49-50 3-88 34-40 7 to 14. 7 to J 7 to li Springs-EUesmere Power Board .. .. 19-73 ' 11-88 2-36 94-00 7-92 12-65 8 to 2 (domestic); 7 3 to J 3 to J (commercial) Stratford Borough Council .. .. 29-80 11-50 3-43 750-00 65-20 7-95 8 to 2 2 to 1 4 to 1 Sumner Borough Council .. .. .. 28-90 5-35 1-55 570-00 106-40 4-85 4 1 to 4 1 to * Taihape Borough Council .. .. .. 25-40 7-25 1-84 437-00 60-30 7-72 7-2 14, 2 Taranaki Power Board .. .. .. 15-70 16-03 2-76 125-50 6-90 32-65 7 34, to 1J 44 to 1 Tararua Power Board .. .. .. 19-67 13-82 2-86 105-00 7-60 20-30 8 14. to 1 4 to 0-4 Taumarunui Borough Council .. .. 20-20 9-32 2-06 633-00 64-70 15-55 8 to 7 3 to 14. 3 to 0-9 Tauranga Borough Council .. .. 34-55 10-20 3-92 316-00 15-33 54-50 5 1 2 to 1 Tauranga Power Board .. .. .. 12-76 20-80 2-78 67-00 3-23 15-58 8 to 1 6 to 14, 34, to 14 TeAroha Borough Council.. .. .. 28-20 10-33 2-94 476-00 46-00 10-16 6J to 5 3 to J 3 to i Te Awamutu Power Board .. .. 23-20 16-50 3-99 93-75 5-68 24-30 6 2 to 1* 3 to 1* Te Puke Town Board .. .. .. 30-20 11-10 3-46 297-00 25-80 12-63 7 2* to 1 3 to 1| Teviot Power Board .. .. .. 22-30 11-62 2-80 84-75 5-92 32-20 £10 per kw., plus 3d. to 10s. per kw., plus 3d. to £1 13s. per h.p. per year, i,d. per unit Jd. per unit plus 3d. to Id. per unit over 99 units For notes see page 107.

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Table XXVIII.— Return showing Average Revenue per Consumer, per Capita, per Route-mile of Line, etc., for the Year ended 31st March, 1933— continued.

Gross revenue as per Table XXVIII .. .. .. .. £4,480,716 Revenue from bulk sales as per Table XXVIII .. .. £911,580 (Govt., £775,420) Revenue from retail sales as per Table XXVIII .. .. £3,396,809 Revenue from other sources (excluding rates) as per Table XXVIII £172,327 Population of supply areas, Table XXVII .. .. .. 1,407,927 Number of consumers. Table XXVII .. .. .. 322,977 Route-miles of line, Table XXVII .. .. .. . - 20,585

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Batioof Average Ayerage Per Boute-mile of Line. BetaU Selling-rates. Licensee. Consumers Bevenue Average CapiM _ . Population. Consumer.' P<* Capita.* Eev eniie. ! Consumers. Per Capita. Lighting. Heating. Power. % £ £ £ No. £ d. d. d. Thames Borough Council .. .. .. 24-20 7-72 1-95 412-00 S3 -40 5-09 8 3 to LJ 3 to J Thames VaUey Power Board .. .. 18-96 16-63 3-25 151-67 8-50 23-80 7J 3 to 1 3 to 0-4 Timaru Borough Council 21-00 8-80 1-88 569-00 64-70 7-52 7 to 4 (less 10%) 3 to 1J (less 10%) 2 J to 0-6 (less 10%) Uawa County Council .. .. .. 23-80 10-03 2-55 318-00 31-70 15-69 17 11 11 Waimairi County Council .. .. .. 25-20 6-77 1-71 155-50 23-00 6-50 4 to 1J 5 to 1 2 to Waimea Electric Supply Co., Ltd. .. .. 19-77 6-50 1-40 130-00 20-00 5-71 10 3J »». Wairarapa Power Board 23-10 11-66 2-86 103-00 8-82 18-40 6J to 3 3J to 1J H to 2 Wairere Power Board 16-00 15-60 2-80 44-40 2-85 21-00 9 4| 5s. per h.p. per month, plus 3d. to Id. per unit. Wairoa Borough Council 25-73 13-03 3-38 584-00 44-80 5-25 5 3 to 1 3 to 1J Wairoa Power Board 6-38 16-47 1-16 106-60 3-74 11-30 9 to 1 9 to 1 3 to 1| Wairua (Wilson's Cement Co.) .. .. 13-92 6 13-62? 2-68 7 294-50 1-64 10-35 5| to 5 1| f to i^ Waitaki Power Board .. .. .. 17-40 8-28 1-48 76-70 9-25 9-20 4-8tol-2 l-6toO-8 2-4toO-267 Waitara Borough Council 26-05 7-82 2-18 292-00 37-40 6-84 8 3-2 to 1 3 to 1 Waitemata Power Board 22-40 8-00 1-88 150-30 18-77 9-83 6 (less 20%) 3 to If (less 20%) 3 to 1| (less 20%) Waitomo Power Board 15-00 15-63 2-35 186-91 11-96 12-53 8 3 to 1 3 to l s Wanganui-Rangitikei Power Board .. .. 19-25 9-10 1-89 133-30 14-17 10-82 5 to 3 2 to 1J 3 to . i Wellington City Council 32-20 7-87 2-93 1,020-00 116-00 10-84 5 to 2 2 to 1 21 to f Westland Power Ltd. .. 3-10 30-40 8 1-16 75-40 2-48 16-50 12 and 9 (less 25%) 3 to 1 J (less 25%) 4 to 2 (less 25%) Westport Borough Council .. .. 18-43 9-08 1-68 351-59 39-00 7-93 8 to 7 3 to 1 3 to 2 Whakatane Borough Council .. .. 26-70 12-22 3-28 171-00 14-00 21-00 9 1J 3 to 1 Whangarei Borough Council .. .. 26-85 7-68 2-28 506-00 62-40 8-75 5 1J A to I Average for reticulation areas in New 22-95 (a) 10-50 1 2-54 218-00 15-7 22-10 Zealand, 1933 Average for 1932 .. .. .. 22-08 11-63 2-56 .. •• 21-68 1931 .. .. .. 21-47 12-20 2-62 .. .. 20-84 „ 1930 20-74 12-39 2-58 17-68 * Bevenue from retail sale of energy only. " Gross revenue, not including rates. a Gross revenue, excluding rates and bulk supply for resale. * Not yet actively functioning. = lees 10 per cent, to 15 per cent cash discounts. ' Population of Whangarei and Kamo not included in computing this ratio. ' Bevenue from Portland load and fculk supply to Whangarei not included in computing theee figures. 8 Principally gold-mmmg companies. (a) Owing to adoption of different basis of compilation this figure is not strictly comparable with those of previous years.

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Table XXIX.—Condensed Financial Statistics for Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Capital Investment. " to #*&£' rt Depreciation Account. Accumulated AmQunt Actaa] Supply Authority. T t , o tl p TT S3 W- « A «n CoUected by Acc^ated Totally Eates . expense, ~ ~ ffl SffiJS B^n g JgjT s £« Separately. as Fund, depreciation. £££££££££££££££ Arapuni-Horahora .. .. 4,734,635 4,396,660 337,641 47,740 218,848 75,951 36,S90 6 41,487 .. 61,705$ 283 823 120 354 Ashburton .. .. .. 357,784 335,331 43.820 19,100 22,746 10 .. .. 1,964 32 132 8*713 685 3100 7'281 Auckland .. .. .. 3,406,366 2,836,042 674,622 325,137 205,609 73,102 20,844 2 i .. 49,930 667,331 458,179 Banks Peninsula .. .. .. 103,187 98,243 11,618 7,763 7,570 303 .. 4,018 11 320 ' 4944 3 150 3 Bluff .. .. .. .. 10,810 9.130 3,960 2,895 742 .. .. 323 '680 .. l'68O "346 Bay of Plenty .. .. .. 209,089 203,702 39,303 21,658 13,259 1,837 .. .. 2 549 12 501 5 387 3 o m Cambridge .. .. .. 110,324 108.816 19,923 12,226 6,940 .. .. .. 757 16 702 .'. 1508 Central Hawke's Bay .. .. 138,344 127,530 22,700 12,529 8,102 860 1,485 276 .. 2*497 4 691 10*214 ±149 i*400 Central •• •■ •• 348,204 315,669 59,618 29,789 21,977 4,097 181 .. 3,574 28 918 4 097 15'340 15*179 Christchurch .. .. .. 808,996 363,441 214,244 144,062 16,593 30,889 441 2 . .. 22 259 153 601 445 555 Coleridge .. .. .. 2,195,112*1,830,253 213,345 57,780 104,787 29,552 .. .. 21,226 222 828t 244*867 195*475 Dannevirke .. .. .. 213,820 203,150 30,009 12,597 14,859 2,105 400 .. 48 18*861 2*105 9387 Dunedin .. .. .. 1,710,617 1,588,497 214,975 54,066 96,988 25,806 1,552 2 .. 36,563 174367 152 508 ' 219*927 Franklin .. .. .. 288,790 234,728 50.125 25,346 18,586 1,491 .. .. 4 702 18 533 30 712& 23 350 12*156 Gr ey .. 283,579 265,815 34,120 13,961 17,793 1,032 864! .. 470 23,020 3*793 1*073 3*060 Golden Bay .. .. .. 25,788 23,710 3,915 1,519 1,717 367 200 .. 112 1069 942 ' 158 Halswell§ .. .. .. 6,956 3,366 2,163 1,360 313 .. .. .. 490 Hamilton .. .. .. 76,511 41,547 33,998 17,277 4,899 2,130 .. .. 9 692 24 721 1595" li*384 Hastings .. .. .. 118,791 114,242 27,020 I 16,394 5,808 963 225 .. 3 630 17 506 4*549 Havelock North .. .. .. 24,074 24.074 3,291 1,675 1,731 .. .. 115 ' 7 412 Hawke's Bay .. '.'. .. 221,055 63,316 40,773 15,445 2,500 311 .. 4 287 16*290 " 5455 Heathcote .. .. .. 36,648 24,508 10,976 7,733 2,193 .. 292; .. *758 5*152 Horowhenua .. .. .. 212,293 189,781 45,724 26,920 13,223 3,485 1,223 .. 873 13*150 .. 22*512 13*000 Hurumii* Hutt Valley .. .. .. 386,414 328,479 102,717 63*801 23*675 9*374 1*880 '* 3*987 21*868 6*159 47*776 5*394 Inglewood .. .. .. 12,644 7,322 4,710 2,957 1,005 402 .. .. 346 4,185 5 321 Invercargill. .. .. .. 176,256 146,749 45,815 23,304 9,410 562 .. .. 12 539 21*481 ' 29*507 Kaikoura .. .. .. 10,107 8,716 1,595 1,269 740 245 250 909 '.. 1*347 ' .' "542 Kaiapoi .. .. .. 10,701 7,242 3,255 1,805 894 158 .. .. 398 1*728 2 548 911 ' 91 Kamo .. .. .. 3,579 2,500 934 612 210 .. 40 72 44 ' "ll4 Kameri Electric, Ltd., Hokitika .. 97,335 83,128 10,643 6,299 2,804 1,321 109 7 .. 110 14*207 Kaponga .. .. .. 24,507 23,052 5,125 2,936 1,873 .. 12 .. 304 3*764 "251 I 2*943 Kerikeri (Alderton Utility Co.) .. 5,439 5,277 609 502 172 37 102 ' "l62 '75 Lyttelton .. .. .. 10,990 10,422 5,896 3,508 479 141 .. .. 1.768 763 141 *427 Malvern .. .. .. 65,098 60,603 7,887 5,372 4,469 .. .. 1,954 .. 5,709 2 623 2000 3 4*502 Manawatu-Oroua ;. .. 512,150 482,943 77,622 44,967 32,938 3,056 257 3,596 .. 62 141 14*183 10*356 *730 10*312 Mangahao-Waikaremoana .. .. 3,690.475 3,689,214 313.342 53,907 209,776 52,645 .. 2,986|| .. 419 256 ' ! 487*609 Mangaweka .. .. .. 5,710 5,710 1,156 1,052 128 .. .. 22 .. 676 ! Manunui .. .. .. 3,290 3,290 881 555 250 .. .. .. 76 .. .. .. '* • Amounts in this column are for annual instalment of principal repayment, except where otherwise noted. 2 Exchange on overseas interest payments. ' Includes arrears for previous years « Includes storks and amounts written off • Amounts written off. • Half capital charges, Auckland Power Board's standby plant. ' Miscellaneous capital expenditure. • Arrears for previous years «Not yet functioning. f Includes £110,342 utilized for redemption of loans. t £49,768 utilized for redemption of loans. § License assigned to Christchurch City Council, August, 1933. evluLU > Ms - inoi yet

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Capital Investment. Amount Result of Year's Depreciation Account. Accumulated Amomt Actual Total Tota , Interest and Creditedt0 oth<a . Workmg. Accumu i ate d p— - otn^ t^ n Collected by Accumulated , , JLlevenue, Working- "mkmg Denreci- Oanif nl Sinking Amount at Amount a™w™ Rates to Losses to ™" «.J-.'-"* —- pHs. SE: Be,, Credit. SI S 3L £ ££££££££!£ £ £ £ £ £ Marlborough 322,537 307>4 30,087 7,906 19,696 3,125 .. 640 . | 27,180 15,443 . .. 2,928* 13,401 Mataura* 4 366 4 041 1,674 1,264 212 107 .. .. 91 279 .. 325 .. 194 ES :: :: :: ie;E? io; O 7 8 2 ;37 6 9 62 25 o .. .. 2,321 .. 25 o 500 901 S? on i%£ i2« 4 2 2 AS s,lll 4; 2 o6 «1 U9 7 ;7 85 till io; 683 24:374 9 :i 0 7 :: :: Son •■ 112'890 90 545 25,776 13,189 4,593 2,867 467* .. 4,660 j 1,178 16,345 6,000 .. 1 NewHymouth ,\ .'., ., Ul,4SI \ SKllllO 7 2 ;866 28,673 32,733 .. 371' .. 11,089 j 92.134 76,653 13,735 510 SS 1 ■■ :: 143:122! u,am '571 :: :: 'eooj e>2 5 ; 0 99 i>22 :: :: ;:. Ohakune • 18 674 6 592 3 620 1,815 1.069 736! 3,738 Opunake " " .. 108 994 108 169 12 738 4,665 7,379 150 .. .. 544 3,680 570 255 ... .... .... S Central " 89 433 83,681 9 755 3,589 4,863 .. 1,356 53 .. 2,528 2,348 .. .. .. 3,423 Otago Central .. ■- __ 22^ 8Q m _•_ 8;896 3 22;640 Patoerston North' !! " 220 127 I» 417 56,653 25,711 11,399 5,455 .. .. 14,088 23,438 . 26,710 Patea ■■ 17,229 16,957 4,140 3,219 562 147 80 .. 132 509 147 125 .. ... pfXi " 19 380 14,809 3,076 1,984 1,208 400 1,500 2,016 .. 2,659 .. 1,308 .. 1,308 Poverty Bay " '.'. .. 331,474 318,728 54,652 28,059 20,691 1,920 1,254 .. 2,728 25,359 11,091 2,029 Sm " " •• 12 870 12 504 1548 474 563 117 225 .. 169 931 .. 366 .. .. ,, Raetihi .. 37 636 21556 4 0S4 2,038 1,912 190 .. 86 .. 5,430 190 579 .. ,. 7,103 Rangiora 12 862 9,293 3,331 410 487 .. .. 216 1,404 3,569 346 Rawene (P. Spender) .. .. 2,926 2,926 563 722 .. .. .. 159 .. Reefton Electric Light and Power 5,848 5,556 3,511 3,343 .. ... ... ■■ 168 Rioc°a-ton d ' .. 18,099 10,390 6,608 826 675 .. .. 2,281 1,256 .. 1,467 Rotorua " 76 150 61,253 18,499 9,965 5,330 1,523 .. .. 1,631 16,260 14,897 South Canterbury" 325 565 i 285,757 56,647 29,732 21,300 4,345 .. .. 1,270 33,113 10,774 South Taranakl".. '..'. V. lWMBl ISl.dfft n>43 822 472 .. 3,354 11,918 .. 3,940 6,012 Southland 1,660,102 jl,641, 888 133,901 38,820 116,574 .. <[ 7 .. 311,054 13,845 .. .. 37,286= 24,913 Soruws-Ellesmere .. 156,085! 148,906 29,092 16,835! 9,832 .. 340 .. 2,085 7,483 .. 7,262 St™ford 27 843 26 784 11999 6,349! 3,390 250! .. .. 2,010 7,796 .. 1,059 Sumler " '.'. .. 5,434 4,434 511 489 1,733 j .. 870 Tiihaoe" 18 924 8,127 4,508! 2,265 1,049 508 .. .. 686 4,550 .. 2,014! Taranaki' 456 941 414,881 43,315 12,329 31,052 2,711 1,223 4,000 .. 31,102 13,272 813 .. 2,350 Tararua " '.'. 164,559 150901 23,223 11,198 9,620 2,215 105 .. 85 17,729 10,228 1,826 564 .. 989 Taumarūnui " '.'. 62;219. 57,911 8,614 2,299 3.643 400 470 .. 1,802 3,924 .. 4,108 Tauranga Power Board .. .. 132 191 122,217 23,629 12,311 8,465 1,000 309 ... 1,544 11087 2,082 4,616 2,183 Tauransa Borough .. 155,367 152,981 21,433 6,962 8,295 .. .. .. 6,176 21,125 .. 2,386 6,03o Telroha 25 896 14 024 7;515 5,279 610 350 .. .. 1,276 2,130 | 6,842 1,495 TeAwamutu " ..I 186,023 181,865! 30,489 14,452 10,904 .. 974 .. 4,159: 17,653; 120 4,038 .. .. Teytr :: ;; .. li,m\ 54:954 a,m 2,192 4,391 ?o .. 51 e .. 6,5321 2,094 910 .. 1 8 2 Exchange on overseas interest payments. ' Includes arrears for previous years. ' Miscellaneous capital expenditure. s Arrears for previous years. * Taken over by Southland Power Board in December 1932. t Not yet functioning.

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Capital Investment. Amount Kesult of Year's Depreciation Account. Accumulated . ■ . . . , Supply Authority. *™, ff « S" £ Accumulated- 0 Acc^utited Total Outlay Present Book exo'udmg ™™ n e f Fund cSet i 8 Amount at Amount °|i n L na Bates to Losses to to Date. Value. Bates ' P Payments. E ™°° Charges. Funds. Credrt not Invested bl ™« makeup 31st March, Uetnt - Invested Separately npI JSr. tin,, Deficiencies. 1933. Separately. as Fund. Depreciation. £ ££££££££ £ ? -f t e c It -o r. 12 ' 384 6 ' 215 3 ' 382 709 563 250 •• •• 860 1484 2 772 Thames Borough 24,156 13,055 9,241 5,887 343 518 .. 2,493 *84 10>ll 2244' Thames Valley 825,634 805,200 120,690 60,304 54,743 1,157 { 3 ,570M m __ n9J6g I " Timaru .. .. ,. .. 135,390 97,547 33,900 20,416 9,217 .. ' 4 267 42 634 Uawa (Tolaga Bay) .. .. 6,275 3,591 1,021 496 621 294 .. 390 ' 2*809 2~684 " " " "' ao Wahnairi 84,610 52,445 22,271 11,320 3,637 3,722 653 .. 4*435 5*674 " "gq Waimea Electric Co. .. .. 22,823 18,206 5,605 3 475 324 1806 "' " Wairarapa .. .. .. 359,291 343,808 55,775 23,200 23,954 2,948 11426 '.'. 4*248 24'561 ê'604 h' 6*? a ! rere -- •• •• 42,006 39,275 5,607 2,724 3 287 . '. 404 1 587 1 710 ?'oi Wairua 92,133 25,514 13,131 3 482 9649 ' ' ° Wairoa Borough 12,589 11,403 8,111 6,055 1,105 373 20 '.'. *558 i'202 "4O8 "778 Wairoa Power Board .. .. 62,461 57,292 10,648 9,593 4,543 934 194 4,616 .. 6*696 3 315 1854 "qk ii'q d 7 Waitaki 179,341 152,944 28,924 16,691 9,938 2,450 616 771 . 18 684 14 229 iO'tqq 4 ' 947 Waitaxa 12,655 5,809 4,041 2,074 900 183 .. .. 884 6*047 .'. 486 " wi Waitemata 397,524 382,120 76,189 40,430 29,553 3,125 .. .. 3 081 56 830 Ifl'onft altom <> D 100,210 98,210 18,786 10,070 6,493 159 .. .. 2 064 7 845 1*372 "628 Wangarmi-Rangitikei .. .. 562,841 469,434 98,357 50,513 j 34,186 7,734 5,057 's67 12^679 3 900 ! Wellington 1,193,035 1,193,035 322,048 165,346 31,743 22,239^/ 2 ' 2^ 2 1 .. 100;338 60 j 2n _' _' lgi ' 2n Westport 31,716 27,455 6,729 1,888 2,304 304 .. .. 2 233 5 634 965 2381 0 Westland .. .. .. 69,300 65,972 4,895 317 ' 9b5 2 ' 381 " 3 .. Wliakatane 37,823 36,817 5,908 1,951 2,782 .. 172 '.'. 1,003 '.'. " " Whangarei 68,072 62,741 18,649 11,045 2,143 .. .. .. g' 23O "'• Totals 31,118,614 ,28,038,661 4,480,716 1,948,583 |l,727,138 405,672 100,753 100,159 '398,729 J2,780, 039 2,414,808 6M45 732,618 2 Exchange on overseas interest payments. ' Renewal reserve.

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LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY. CURVES OF MAXIMUM WEEKLY LOADS.

111

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LAKE COLERIDGE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY

112

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ARAPUNI- HORAHORA HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY.

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113

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ARAPUNI-HORAHORA HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY

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WAIKAREMOANA- MANGAHAO HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY.

115

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WAIKAREMOANA-MANGAHAO

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APPENDIX E.

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS BOARD. The Main Highways Boaed to the Minister op Public Woeks, Wellington. Sir,— In accordance with the provisions of section 24 of the Main Highways Act, 1922, the Main Highways Board has the honour to submit its ninth annual report for presentation to Parliament through the Hon. the Minister. The report covers the period from the Ist April, 1932, to the 31st March, 1933, though a number of matters referred to are carried beyond the latter date for convenience and completeness of record. General. The total expenditure from both funds for the year amounted to £1,345,023, compared with £2,086,029 for the previous year. The expenditure from the Eevenue Fund was £1,185,700, as compared with £1,701,884 for 1931-32 and £1,386,140 for 1930-31. These figures, however, are not truly indicative of the attention which has been devoted to the highways during the years mentioned, as a number of extraneous charges were imposed on the Eevenue Fund by the operation of the various Finance Acts of 1930 and 1931. The money expended from the Eevenue Fund on actual maintenance of the roads (including earthquake damage and flood restoration) during the past four years has shown a substantial reduction, the amounts being £1,049,249 for 1929-30, £872,577 for 1930-31, £849,734 for 1931-32, and £600,324 for 1932-33. The reduction in total expenditure on the maintenance of the highways has been greater than these figures signify, in view of the fact that for the last two years the Board's normal subsidy has been £3 for £1, whereas for the previous two years it was £2 for £1. Another point which has the effect of obscuring the full extent of the actual reduction is that the mileage of highways has been gradually increasing from year to year. The present length of road, the maintenance of which is subsidized by the Main Highways Board, is 10,878 miles, of which 6,691 miles are regarded as primary highways and 4,187 miles secondary highways. The expenditure from the Construction Fund for the year was £159,323, as compared with £384,145 for 1931-32, £711,250 for 1930-31, and £1,071,417 for 1929-30. These figures give a fair idea of the enormous reduction in construction activities. The work accomplished during the year included 56 miles 21 chains of formation and widening, 44 miles 47 chains of gravelling and metalling, and 81 miles 12 chains of dustless surfaces such as tar, bitumen, and concrete. A length of 3,178 lineal feet of bridging was completed, and engineering surveys have been undertaken over a length of 65 miles 73 chains of the highway system. With the exception of a substantial increase in the cost of construction of the new Wairoa Bridge, the expenditure on earthquake restoration has been inappreciable during the past year, and it was not thought necessary to continue segregating such expenditure from the cost of ordinary maintenance work. The Wairoa Bridge, which was commenced as soon as possible after the Napier earthquake of the 3rd February, 1931, was seriously damaged in its partly constructed state by a further heavy earthquake shock on the 16th September, 1932. The additional cost of the structure as a result of this latter misfortune is estimated to have been approximately £3,000. Personnel. By reason of his retirement from the position of permanent head of the Public Works Department, Mr. F."W. Furkert relinquished his seat on the Board and the office of Chairman on the 6th December, 1932. On the same date Mr. C. J. McEenzie was appointed Chairman, Mr. J. Wood a member, and Mr. A. J. Baker an acting-member of the Board. Mr. Furkert was one of the original members of the Board, having been appointed Chairman upon its inauguration on the 12th June, 1923. Upon Mr. Furkert's retirement the Board recorded in its minutes its great appreciation of the valuable services rendered by him during his long period of office. Legislation. The following legislation affecting main-highways administration was passed by Parliament during the financial year : — Section 7 of the Finance Act, 1932-33 (No. 2), extended the provisions of section 37 of the Finance Act, 1932, to apply in respect of the financial year ending 31st March, 1934 —that is to say, authority was taken to retain in the Consolidated Fund for the financial year 1933-34 a sum up to £500,000 from the net revenue derived under the Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, and which normally would be credited to the Main Highways Revenue Fund.

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Section 18 of the Finance Act, 1932-33 (No. 2), amended subsection (1) of section 8 of the Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, with reference to refunds of petrol-tax. Section 19 of the same Act prescribed a special tax on (a) motor-vehicles, the motive power of which is not wholly derived from motor-spirits, and (b) trackless trolly omnibuses, and specified the manner in which the revenue from such taxation was to be disbursed. The full text of section 19 is as follows :— " (1) In this section the term motor-vehicle means — " (a) A motor-vehicle within the meaning of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 (not being a motor-vehicle exempted by subsection two of section eleven of that Act from payment of annual license fees, or a traction engine), the motive power of which is not wholly derived from motor-spirits within the meaning of the Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 ; and "(b) A trackless trolly-omnibus as denned by section two of the Transport Licensing Act, 1931,— and ali other terms used in this section shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings assigned to them respectively by the said Motor-vehicles Act, 1924. " (2) Not later than the seventh day of every month beginning with the month of April, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, every owner of a motor-vehicle shall lodge with any Deputy Registrar a declaration in the prescribed form as to the total number of miles of public highway over which the motor-vehicle was used during the month immediately preceding that in which such declaration is required to be lodged, and as to such other matters as may be prescribed. " (3) There shall be paid by the owner to the Deputy Registrar by way of tax in respect of the total number of miles stated in every such declaration an amount computed as prescribed by the Schedule to this Act. Such amount shall become due and payable on the last day of the period within which such declaration is required to be lodged as aforesaid. There shall also be paid by the owner to the Deputy Registrar a penalty of one pound for each week or part of a week by which, in lodging such declaration or paying such tax, he exceeds the period allowed for lodging such declaration or the day on which such tax became payable. " (4) All moneys payable to a Deputy Registrar under the last preceding subsection shall constitute a debt due to the Crown, and shall be recoverable accordingly in any Court of competent jurisdiction. " (5) From every amount paid or recovered under the foregoing provisions of this section there shall be deducted and paid into the Post Office Account for expenses of administration of this section an amount equal to five per centum thereof. The remainder shall be paid ... , into the Public Account, and shall be dealt with as follows :— " (a) So much thereof as was paid in respect of motor-vehicles using electricity as their main motive power shall be dealt with as provided by section nine of the Motorspirits Taxation Act, 1927 : " (b) So much thereof as was paid in respect of all other motor-vehicles shall be divided into as many equal portions as, at the beginning of the month in which the tax became due and payable, there were full pennies of Customs duty (exclusive of primage duty or surtax) payable on motor-spirits imported into New Zealand. Six of such portions shall be dealt with as provided by section nine of the Motorspirits Taxation Act, 1927, and the residue shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund. " (6) On or before the first day of April, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, every person who is the owner of a motor-vehicle within the meaning of this section shall, in the prescribed form, notify the Registrar to that effect, and after that date every owner or other person who imports such a motor-vehicle into New Zealand or converts any vehicle into such a motorvehicle shall, within fourteen days after such importation or conversion, make a like notification. " (7) The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make such regulations as he deems necessary for the purpose of giving full effect to this section. " (8) Every person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, or who makes any declaration or furnishes any information required by this section knowing the same to be falsj in any particular, commits an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one hundred pounds. Conviction for any such offence shall not relieve the offender from payment of any other penalty imposed by this section." Annual Review of Main Highways. The provisions of section 11 of the Main Highways Act, 1922, require that an annual review of highways shall be made by District Highways Councils, and, in turn, by the Board. Applications were received from local authorities for additional main highways totalling approximately 605 miles, and the Board recommended for declaration a length of 45 miles 20 chains, the roads involved being as follow: — No. 1 Highway District. —Manganmka - Victoria Valley Main Highway: A length of 16 miles 60 chains was declared. Kaukapakapa - Port Albert (via Glorit and Tauhoa) Main Highway : A length of 12 miles 11 chains was rcdcclarcd, after having been revoked on the 21st January, 1932.

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No. 2- Highway District.— Kaukapakapa - Port Albert (via Glorit and Tauhoa) Main Highway : A length of 6 miles 69 chains was redeclared, after having been revoked on the 21st January, 1932. No. 8 Highway District.— Waitotara Valley Main Highway: A length of 9 miles 40 chains was declared. Between Ist April, 1933, and 30th June, 1933, a further length of 52 miles 9 chains of highway was declared and a length of 16 miles 73 chains revoked. The Board's financial position, which is outlined in the following sections, has precluded the recommendation for declaration as highways of any extensive mileage of rural roads. Finance . The actual contributions to the Board's Eevenue Fund from external sources for the year 1932-33 amounted to £1,061,595. The tabulation, below shows how this amount is made up. The income from similar sources during the previous eight years is also shown :—-

Once again it is observed that the return from the Customs tax on tires and tubes is substantially below that for the previous year. Whereas the tire-tax in 1924-25 amounted to £1 12s. sd. per motorvehicle, at the present time it is only about 6s. 6d. per motor-vehicle per annum. The heavy reduction shown in the, proceeds from the motor-spirits tax is principally due to the effect of section 37 of the Finance Act, 1932, which authorized the retention in the Consolidated Fund for the financial year ended 31st March, 1933, of a sum not exceeding £500,000 from the net revenue derived under the Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, which would normally be payable into the Main Highways Kevenue Fund. The full amount of £500,000 was actually retained under the aforesaid statutory authority. The amount shown as being received from the motor-spirits tax for 1930-31 represents 92 per cent, of the net proceeds of a tax amounting to 6d. per imperial gallon. The same tax in 1932-33 produced £1,144,126, of which £500,000 was retained in the Consolidated Fund and £644,126 credited to the Main Highways Kevenue Fund. It should also be mentioned that no portion of the proceeds of the additional 4d. petrol-tax imposed in 1931 and 1932 is paid into the Highways Fund. The amount of petrol imported into the country is probably the most reliable index of the volume of the Dominion's motor traffic. The gross importations of motor spirit since 1926 are as follows : — . ■ ■. „ Gallons. Gallons. 1926 .. 44,800,000 1930 .. ... .. 68,300,000 1927 .. 48,000,000 1931 .. .. ~ 61,800,000 1928 .. 54,500,000 1932 .. .. .. 58,400,000 1929 .. •• 62,400,000 For the year ended 31st March, 1933, the expenditure under the Revenue Fund was as follows:— Expenditure. £ North Island (maintenance) .. •• ■■ j •- •■ 375,728 South Island (maintenance) .. • • • • • ■ • • 224: > 896 Administration charges .. .. ■■ •• •• •• 29,870 Commission paid to Post and Telegraph Department for collection of motor-registration and license fees and registration of change of ownership .. .. •■ •• •■ •• •• 10,100 Subsidies on rates to local authorities (Finance' Act, 1930) .. .. 181,906 Special relief camps for single men (gross cost) .. .. .. 52,693 Miscellaneous payments including recoupment of interest on loans to Consolidated Fund and reserve for redemption of main highways securities .. .. • • • • • •■- ■ ■ • ■ "^^ Total £1,185,700

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1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. £££££ £ £ £ £ TrnmVr from Consolidated Fund .. i 35,000 ! 35,000 35,000 ' 35,000 35,000 35,000 Process tubes 223;899 219,658 196,747 155,722 129,188 84,649 63,253 collected through the Customs DeRe^"naudhW e feerōfmotor- ; "|268,178 j 78,038*283,963 1303,861 341,017 378,135 397,139 372,224 354,216 Motor'-spMts tax .. J |l30,461 730,414 873,369 1,219,209 1,231,202 644,126 Total , .. .... .-,' 465,164 336,737 507,413 |688,980 1,303,178 1,442,226 1,745.536 1,688,0751,061,595 * This low figure waa ilue to delay in the issue of number-plates lor motor-vehicles.

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An analysis of the expenditure by the Board and by local authorities on actual maintenance, as distinct from interest on loans and other overhead charges, is shown in the tabulation below. The tabulation has been subdivided to show the expenditure on the primary and secondary systems :—

The following tabulation shows the amount which has been provided by the Board and the local authorities for expenditure on both maintenance and construction during the nine years the Board has been in active operation : —

The maintenance figures in the above table exclude indirect charges such as supervision, interest, &c, but include the cost of earthquake restoration. The outstanding feature disclosed above is that the expenditure during 1932-33 on a highways system 10,878 miles in length is less than the expenditure in 1925-26 on a system 6,272 miles in length in spite of the fact that the average intensity of traffic is at the present time nearly double the intensity seven years ago. The reduction in the contributions of the local authorities towards the cost of both maintenance and construction is most marked since 1929-30, the figure having dropped from a total in that year of £578,997 to the sum of £211,647 for the year under review. In other words, the local authorities are at the present time contributing to the highways system only 36J per cent, of what they were contributing three years ago. An analysis of the actual expenditure on maintenance by the Board in each Island, as compared with the number of motor-vehicles in each Island, at the 31st March of each year since the inception of the main highways scheme gives the following results, expressed in percentages of the Dominion totals :—

In previous years it has been the Board's practice to submit in its annual report a statement apportioning the revenue received and the expenditure incurred by the Board in each Island. On account of the large diversions from the Board's funds authorized by Parliament, this course is not now practicable. The position was explained in detail in the Eighth Annual Report for the year 1931-32. The Board's future policy, however, will be to control its works in such a manner that as far as possible the total expenditure in each Island will be in the ratio of the total revenue derived from motor-taxation in each Island.

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Local Percentage Percentage Board's . ,V oe ™. , _ , . Board's Looal Contribution. Contribution Authorities' Contribution. to Total Contribution to Total. (1) Primary system — £ £ £ North Island .. .. 281,550 79,955! 361,505 77-88 22-12 South Island .. .. 165,942 43,123 209,065 79-37 20-63 447,492 123,078 570,570 78-43 21-57 (2) Secondary system— North Island .. .. 94,178 26,445! 120,623 78-08 21-92 South Island .. .. 58,654 18,943 77,597 75-59 24-41 152,832 45,388 198,220 77-10 22-90 (3) Complete system — North Island .. ■ .. 375,728 106,400 482,128 77-93 22-07 South Island .. .. 224,596 62,066 286,662 78-35 21-65 Total .. .. 600,324 168,466 768,790 78-09 21-91

1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32. ! 1932-33 ££ £££££££ Maintenance by Board ..123,675' 279,404 438,762 523,581 756,3991,049,249 872 577 849 734 600 324 Maintenance by local authorities I 110,001; 185,015 276,349 269,065 284,526 375 849 317 839 215's68 168*466 Construction by Board.. .. 222,422 421,880, 540,362: 449,904' 936,1481,007,957 667'902 361*969 159*323 Construction by local authorities 80,000! 142,761 255,860 262,538! 214,155 ! 203,148 150,984 94*973 43*181 Totals •• •• 536,0981,029,0601,511,3331,505,0882,191,228^2,636,2032,009,3021,522,244 971,294

1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-3?. 1932-33. North Island— Maintenance expenditure .. 64-49 65-27 64-86 67-51 66-13 62-30 59-23 62-31 62-84 Motor-vehicles .. .. 60-90 61-41 61-86 62-19 63-08 63-63 63-84 63-77 63-78 South Island — Maintenance expenditure .. 35-51 34-73 35-14 32-49 33-87 37-70 40-77 1 37-69 37-16 Motor-vehicles .. .. 39-10 38'59 38-14 37-81 36-92 36-37 36-16 36-23 36-22

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The following statement shows the total expenditure from both funds in each Island for the financial year ended 31st March, 1933. The figures include administration charges : —

An analysis of the Board's expenditure, excluding overhead charges and the expenditure by local authorities under the Construction Fund, shows the following position : —

Maintenance. It is necessary again to repeat the statement in the last annual report that in the Board's opinion the main highways have not been adequately maintained during the past two years. Maintenance expenditure is in normal times roughly proportionate to traffic. Compared with the position in 1929-30, the volume of motor traffic has decreased about 10 per cent., whilst the rate of expenditure on highways maintenance has dropped 45 per cent. Reduced costs account for a portion of the discrepancy, but there is ample evidence that in many places the thickness of the road crusts has been diminished to an alarming extent, as a result of curtailment of maintenance expenditure to a degree quite unwarranted by the reductions in traffic and roading-costs. Not only gravel and macadam roads, however, are showing the effects of false economy. Bituminous and concrete pavements are in a number of cases noticeably deteriorating, due largely to curtailment in the attention given to surface drainage and to shouldering. New Zealand is not alone in these troubles, as will be realized by perusing the following extract from an English technical journal : — " For the past two years so-called economies have been effected in road maintenance by cutting down maintenance expenditure. The result of these ' economies 'is now becoming evident in all parts of the country, and, unless this restricted policy is not checked, resurfacing costs, and in many instances reconstruction costs, will run into very huge figures, in order to bring the road surfaces back to their previous high standard. All highway engineers are continually impressing on their Councils the undesirability of a continuance of this restricted maintenance expenditure. In the United States there has been proposed similar restriction in maintenance expenditure, and in this connection Mr. Thomas H. Mac Donald, Chief Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, has made the following pertinent comment : — " ' Such contemplated reductions are serious enough, to endanger both our large capital investments in highway construction and the technical organization of our highway departments. These organizations must be protected to hold what progress we have made. Our whole improved road-mileage is absolutely dependent for its existence upon the day-by-day highly organized maintenance operations under experienced supervision and control.

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Percentage \ Percentage Expenditure | Expenditure Total of of Motoron on Expenditure Expenditure taxation I Maintenance. Construction. on Works. in each derived from Island. each Island. £ £ £ North Hand 394,424 134,054 528,478 66-9 66-4 South Island .. .. .. 235,770 25,269 261,039 33-1 33-6 Total .. .... .. 630,194 159,323 789,517 100-0 100-0

„ ., Local Percentage of T of p boards Authorities' Total. Board's Contri- L ° Oal . Antiianta» Oontnbution. Contrlbution . bution to Total. Contribution to (1) Primary Highways. £ £ £ North Island .. .. 101,466 27,778 129,244 78-51 21-49 South Hand .. .. 20,963 6,161 27,124 77-29 22-71 Totals.. .. 122,429 33,939 156,368 78-30 21-70 (2) Secondary Highways. North Island .. .. 24,359 7,642 32,001 76-12 23-88 South Island .. .. 2,456 1,600 4,056 60-55 39-45 Totals.. .. 26,815 9,242 36,057 74 -37 25-63 (3) Complete System. North Island .. .. 125,825 35,420 161,245 78-03 21-97 South Island .. .. 23,419 7,761 31,180 75-11 24'89 ___ I Totals.. .. 149,244 43,181 192,425 77-56 22-44

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The public has no conception of the fragile character measured by time durability of perhaps 75 per cent, of our surfaced mileage. The fragile character of this mileage may be realized by my estimate that the lack of adequate maintenance would be seriously noticed on 75 per cent, of our road-mileages within thirty days: within six months we would be losing money so fast (through depreciation and drops in gas-tax revenues) that we would soon not have enough money to take care of the fixed charges and maintenance alone—to say nothing about ruining our chances of even approximating the upwards of a billion dollars' income from the road-user taxes obtained last year from adequately maintained roads. J " ' This is.a nationally vital concern.! It is impossible to overstress the hazard to the public's interests in any breakdown of maintenance and technical control by highway departments.' " The average cost of maintenance per mile per annum since 1924 on the primary and secondary highways and on the whole highway system is shown in the following table :—

Construction. The expenditure|on*construotion for the year 1932-33 was less than 15 per cent, of the expenditure on similar purposes in 1929-30. The following table shows the extent and type of work accomplished by the Board and the local authorities on the highway system since the Board commenced active operation in 1924 :—

The most serious problem in connection with highway construction is the renewal of old and inadequate bridges. Improvements to the highways may be postponed, but replacements of bridges cannot be avoided. Seventy-six per cent, of the bridging in New Zealand is of timber, and consequently bridge-depreciation is a heavy item. The Board's policy has been to renew as many of such structures as possible in more permanent materials. During the year under review only 10 per cent, of new highway bridging was constructed in timber, the balance being in steel and reinforced concrete. As mentioned in last year's report, it has been found that bridge replacements per annum on the highway system should total 9,000 lineal feet. The figures for the past two years have been 4,062 and 3,178 lineal feet respectively. It will be seen, therefore, that the programme is over 10,000 lineal feet behind safe requirements. Most of the construction funds available for 1933-34 will be devoted to bridge renewals, but the amount will be quite inadequate to enable any leeway to be made up, and indeed will be insufficient to meet the normal annual necessary programme.

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Year - Primary Highways. Secondary Highways. Complete System. £ £ £ 1924-25 51-7 51.7 1925-26 .. .... .. 73-2 " 73.9 1926-27 111-9 " m .Q 1927-28 119-9 " 119 . 9 1928-29 .. .. .. 125-2 55-5 100-1 1929-30 151-2 88-5 128-6 1930-31 121-4 71-0 103-1 1931-32 ! 115-6 55-3 92-5 1932-33 j 85-3 47-3 70-7

Formation Gravelling Tar and bituminous PortlandYear. and and Bituminous Macadam Bituminous ™° d Widening. Metalling. Sealing. CoQorote - \ Concrete. g Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Ft 1924-25 ...... 19 63 6 6 2 434 1925-26 45 88 16 45 4 6 5'168 1926 -27 174 151 35 38 12 16 e'408 1927-28 173 133 83 34 .. 6 7 760 1928-29 224 185 122 51 14 11 $482 1929-30 173 179 133 39 31 12 7'547 1930-31.. .. .. 130 128 95 41 14 9 u'175 1931-32.. .. .. 139 69 129 32 9 3 4'o62 1932-33 56 45 72 8 .. .. 3J78 Totals .. .. 1,133 1,041 691 294 84 63 57,214

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The financial situation of some of the local authorities, and the unwillingness of others which are financial, to embark at the present time on large works are, of course, also partially responsible for the curtailment in bridge-construction. The following are the most important structures built during the year : — Mangawam Bridge. —This reinforced-concrete bridge, situated on the main route between Auckland and Hamilton, replaced an obsolete wooden structure with very dangerous approaches. The problem of the alignment for the new bridge was difficult on account of the road being confined to a very narrow strip of land between the railway and the Waikato Eiver. It was finally solved by building the whole structure on a curve of 6 chains radius. There are 5 spans each of 40 ft., with a carriage-way 24 ft. in width and a footpath. The deck of the bridge is super-elevated at the rate of 1 in. to the foot. The cost was £5,187. Tuakau Bridge.—This bridge over the Waikato River on the Pukekohe-Glenmurray (via Tuakau) Main Highway consists of six reinforced-concrete bowstring-truss spans, each 110 ft. in length, and one 35 ft. beam span. The roadway is 18 ft. in width ; and the cost of the structure was £27,925. Wairoa River Bridge.— -This bridge, situated in the Borough of Wairoa, consists of ten 60 ft. and two 40 ft. plate-girder spans with reinforced-concrete deck. It was seriously damaged during construction by the second earthquake of the 16th September, 1932. Several of the piers were affected to such an extent that the pier-tops were as much as 6 ft. out of position. Two completed spans were dropped off their piers. The distance between the abutments was shortened by 13J in., necessitating cutting of the girders already fabricated. The work was finally completed and opened for traffic on the 31st May, 1933. The cost returns are not yet complete, but it is estimated that the total expenditure will be about £42,000. MangatainoJca Bridge. —This is a reinforced-concrete bowstring-truss bridge, situated on the road between Pahiatua and Pahiatua Railway-station. It consists of seven spans of 68 ft. and has a2O ft. roadway with two 4 ft. 6 ft. footpaths. The cost was £13,638. Contracts have recently been let for two other large reinforced-concrete structures. The Fitzherbert Bridge over the Manawatu Eiver at Palmerston North consists of four 112 ft. bowstringtruss spans and seven 55 ft. beam spans. The carriage-way is 22 ft. in width, and, in addition, one footpath and a pipeway are provided. The lowest tender for the bridge was £30,517, and in addition £3,335 will be required for approaches, &c, making a total anticipated cost of £33,852. The Balclutha Bridge, situated in the Balclutha Borough on the Dunedin-Invercargill Main Highway, comprises six 124 ft. reinforced-concrete bowstring-truss spans with a carriage-way of 22 ft. and two 4 ft. footpaths. The contract price is £39,379. An interesting and important, work practically completed during the year and opened to traffic on the Ist April, 19'33, is the Dashwood Deviation on the Picton-Bluff Main Highway, south of Blenheim. This deviation reduces the length of the main road by 4-J miles. Railway-crossing Elimination and Peotection. The elimination of railway-crossings is a work which has been financed in the past jointly by the Railways Department, the Main Highways Board, and local authorities. On account of the financial stringency, no works of this nature were undertaken during the year. : Advances to Local Authorities. The Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, as amended by the Main Highways Amendment Act of 1928 confers upon the Board the power of advancing to local authorities their shares of the cost of works upon Main Highways, and under the provisions of this legislation the Board during the financial year under review advanced a total sum of £10,836 13s. Id. Of this amount £5,958 ss. 10d. was advanced to North Island authorities and £4,877 7s. 3d. to South Island authorities. The rate of interest for such advances was reduced to 4|- per cent, in compliance with recent legislation for general interest reduction. The total amount of principal outstanding at the 31st March, 1933, in respect of past advances was £78,377 16s. 7d. Traffic-control. As explained in previous reports, the Board has encouraged local authorities to form into groups for the purpose of appointing full-time Traffic Inspectors with a view to more efficient administration of the traffic regulations. The wages and travelling-expenses of Inspectors operating under such approved schemes are subsidized by the Board on the basis of £2 for £1, except in special circumstances. During the past year two additional group schemes have been inaugurated, and the Thames Group has been extended to include the Coromandel County. The following list shows the group traffic schemes which are now in operation : — Otamatea Group, including Otamatea, Whangarei, and Hobson Counties. Waikato Group, including Waikato, Waipa, and Raglan Counties and Ngaruawahia and Huntly Boroughs. Thames Group, including Thames, Ohinemuri, and Coromandel Counties. Rotorua Group, including Rotorua and Taupo Counties and Rotorua Borough. Cook Group, including Cook, Waikohu, Uawa, and Waiapu Counties.

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Hawke's Bay Group, including Hawke's Bay, Woodville, Weber, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, Patangata, and Waipawa Counties. Taumarunui Group, including Taumarunui, Ohura, and Kaitieke Counties, Taumarunui Borough, and Manunui Town District. Wanganui Group, including Wanganui, Patea, and Waitotara Counties. Rangitikei Group, including Rangitikei County, Taihape Borough, Marton Borough, Bulls Town District, Hunterville Town District, and Mangaweka Town District. Manawatu Group, including Manawatu, Oroua, Kairanga, Pohangina, and Kiwitea Counties. Masterton Group, including Masterton, Wairarapa South, Featherston, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Akitio, Mauriceville, and Castlepoint Counties. Blenheim Group, including Awatere and Marlborough Counties and Blenheim Borough. Waimea Group, including Waimea County and Richmond and Motueka Boroughs. Waimairi Group, including Waimairi and Paparua Counties. South Canterbury Group, including Mackenzie, Geraldine, Levels, and Waimate Counties, Geraldine, Temuka, and Waimate Boroughs, and Pleasant Point Town District. Waitaki Group, including Waitaki, Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Maniototo, Vincent, and Lake Counties, and Palmerston and Waikouaiti Boroughs. Southland Group, including Southland and Wallace Counties. In addition to the seventeen subsidized group schemes, the Board itself employs three full-time Traffic Inspectors as well as a number of part-time officers. Signposting and Centee-line Maeking. The Board has continued to subsidize signposting and centre-line marking at the same rate as is applicable to ordinary general maintenance—namely, £3 for £1. Most of the signposting is efficiently undertaken by Automobile Associations. The marking of centre-lines has not yet been taken up very widely by local authorities, but the advantages of this procedure are so outstanding that it is hoped that much more work of this nature will be undertaken in future. Purchase of Plant. The purchasing and hiring of plant to local authorities on the hire-purchase system has been continued, but, as is only to be expected, the transactions have shown an enormous reduction during the past two years. In 1932-33 the total value of plant purchased under the scheme was only £1,117, compared with £2,815 for the previous year and £15,878 in 1930-31. The items purchased for the year under review were : One light motor-truck and one caterpillar tractor and grader. The total value of plant purchased for local authorities since the scheme was inaugurated is £159,626 of which sum only £18,041 was outstanding on the 31st March, 1933. In addition to plant purchased for sale to local authorities, the Board bought for its own use the following items at a total cost of £1,833 : Motor-cars, 3 ; electric-generating set, 1 ; orange-peel grab, 1 ; motor-grader, 1 ; motor-lorry, 1 ; testing-machine, 1 ; road-planers, 2 ; tractors, 2. Testing of Highway Materials. The Petrological Laboratory has continued to carry out the standard tests on roadmaking materials. The testing of samples of tar, road-oil, bitumen, tar and bituminous emulsions, and bituminous mixtures was efficiently undertaken as usual by the Dominion Analyst, Wellington. The reduction in construction work has been reflected, of course, in a reduction in the amount of testingwork undertaken. Examination of Foremen and Overseers employed on Road Construction. Since December, 1925, the Board has at approximately yearly intervals conducted examinations for the issue of certificates of competency to road foremen and overseers. The examination comprises two papers, one on general road construction and maintenance and the other dealing with tar, bituminous and concrete road construction. In addition to requiring candidates to pass in both of these papers, the Board imposes the condition that examinees shall have a reasonable amount of practical experience before a certificate is issued. The seventh examination was held on the Ist November, 1932, when sixty-seven candidates presented themselves. Six candidates passed the full examination, while nine completed a pass, having obtained credit in one subject previously. Eleven candidates obtained partial passes. Only ten certificates, however, were issued during the year, and the cases of the candidates to whom certificates have not been granted will be reviewed when these men can produce evidence of adequate practical experience.

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The following is a complete list of persons who have passed the full examination. The numbers preceding the names refer to the serial numbers of the certificates issued, and those names which are not preceded by numbers relate to examinees who have passed the two papers, but to whom certificates have not yet been awarded for the reasons mentioned above :— No. Name. No. Name. No. Name. 13 Annabel, S. 58 Grahame, V. W. 10 Mclvor, J. G. 26 Avery, G. 38 Grant, Ē. 61 McKenzie, B. 27 Bagnall, V. L. 1 Hawkes, W. J. . . McLean, K. G. 36 Baldwin, D. 59 Hazeldine-Barber, Ē. 67 McLeod. L. M 28 Bastin, F. H. . . Henry, A. S. 19 Neill, J. V. 55 Batten, M. 17 Hermans, F. 44 Newman, R. H. 25 Bean, J. W. 2 Hewison, 0. G. 45 Newton, E. F. 56 Beere, G. T. 31 Hickey, T. J. 20 Oldham, L. .. Billinghurst, Ē. G. 32 Houlihan, M. G. 51 Page, W 15 Bond, H. V. 39 Howell, R. G. 21 Price, R. B. 57 Bowden, W. J. 40 Hutton, T. R. 46 Revill, Ē. M. B. 65 Brayshay, D. 60 Jack, E. D. 22 Robinson, S. G. H. 16 Brown, D. E. 41 Jenkins, W. J. 73 Savage, Ē. H. .. Cadigan, W. J. 52 Jenkins, W. J. Ē. 64 Scott, D. J. .. Chappell, H. 66 Johnson, G. C. 47 Shields, J. I. .. Conradson, S. J. 7 Kendall, J. H. 48 Smart, H. B. 29 Cottrell, W. E. 70 Lacey, A. .. Smith, F, B. .. Crompton, F. 12 Lankshear, R. M. 74 Smith, H. A. .. Darling, A. M. 8 Larson, B. L. 54 Smith, T. G. .. Davis, A. H. 71 Leigh, A. J. 49 Sneddon, T. R. 30 Dennison, J. G. 42 Lysnar, R. G. 23 Stockley, S. G. 69 Donnelley, L. S. 3 Mahood, J. G. 24 Stringer, J. .. Drew, G. L. K. 9 Marshall, O. R. 50 Thomson, 0. B. .. Earle, L. E. .. Mascull, G. .. Wall, A. K. 35 Ferguson, E. J. 4 Maynard, F. F. 62 Wallwork, P. A. 6 Finlayson, P. S. 33 Mays, J. E. .. Weaver, J. W. .. Flower, W. S. 43 Molesworth, C. D. 68 Wesley, A. C. 63 Forbes, J. 53 Monfries, J. I. 34 Westbrook, R. H. .. Gardiner, W. I. 5 Muggeridge, F. 14 Williams, J. A 37 Gibbs, G. E. 72 McCall, A. N. U Wotten, H. J. L .. Glass, E. C. 18 McDonald, H. N. .. Wylde, H. P. Magnetic Teuck. In 1931 the Board authorized the construction of a special magnetic truck to remove nails and other metal fragments from the road surfaces. During the past year the truck has continued to operate and collected 6,866 lb. of metal from 2,464 miles of highway. Between the Ist April, 1933, and the 26th September, 1933, the truck collected 2,737 lb. of metal from 1,261 miles of highway! Since the truck commenced operations on the 23rd October, 1931, and up to the 26th September, 1933, a period of under two years, the total weight of metal recovered was 12,811 lb., the length of highway swept being 5,670 miles. The average amount collected per mile is therefore 2-26 lb. Main Highway Maps. During the year the main-highway maps were revised and reprinted. Owing to the increase in the number of highways, it was found necessary to enlarge the scale of the map to 16 miles to the inch. Peogeess Repoet. The following statement shows the more important construction work carried out under the control of the Main Highways Board during the year ended 31st March, 1933 :— Waipapakauri - Victoria Valley. —Waihou Deviation : The metalling of a length of 55 ch. on the new formation was put in hand. Broadwood-Kaitaia: — Onetoke - Awaroa Bridge Section : 1 m. 40 ch. was widened and culverted, and 1 m. of metal laid. Awaroa Bridge - Herekino Section : A contract was let for metalling this reconstructed section, and a length of 67 ch. has been completed. Waimate-Kaeo-Mangonui: — Kaeo River Bridge : Piles have been fabricated and a contract let for the erection of this structure. Kahoe Bridge : The southern approach embankment has been completed. White Hills Bridge : The erection of this 40 ft. span bridge in steel and concrete, with its approaches, has been completed. Whangarei-Kawakawa. —Otonga - County Boundary Section : 2 m. 52 ch. of base-course and 3 m. 10 ch. of top-course metal were laid, thus closing the unmetalled gap on this highway. The raising of the formation above flood-level north of Hukerenui is in hand.

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Te Hana - Tomorata and Wayby-Mangawai. —The laying of base-course metal on a clay gap of 3J m. on the two highways has been put in hand. Auckland-Maungaturoto : — Puhoi-Warkworth Section: 4m. of first-coat sealing was carried out and tenders were invited for the first-coat sealing of a further 7 m. and the second-coat sealing of the above 4 m. Warkworth-Dome Section: The formation was completed between 17 m. 35 ch. and 19 m. 10 ch. Base-course metalling 10 ft. wide was connected up, to be later widened to the standard width. Dome Hill - Wayby Section : Formation was completed between 19 m. 55 ch. and 19 m. 62 ch., and base-course metal placed on the intervening gaps ; 3,000 cubic yards of top-course metal was placed. Wayby-Wellsford-Topuni Section : Tenders were invited for the construction of Litten's Bridge, and a commencement made with the excavation for Vipond's culvert. Second-coat sealing was carried out over a length of 7 m. 25 ch. Great South Road : — Franklin County Section : The reconditioning of this section is in hand. A contract was let for the formation and metalling of Wright's Deviation, and work is in progress. During the year the metalling and first-coat tar-sealing of the Bombay Hills Deviation was completed. The trimming and metalling of a second deviation between Pokeno and Mercer has been commenced. Mercer Town District: The roadway has been reshaped and bituminous penetration surfacing applied over a length of 1 m. 24 ch. Waikato County Section : Mangawara Stream Bridge—This structure, consisting of five 40 ft. reinforced-concrete spans on a 6 ch. curve, was completed, replacing a narrow bridge with dangerous approaches. Takapuna to Junction with No. 1 Main Highway. —This highway is being reconstructed on improved alignment in preparation for metalling. AucMand-Helensville-Waiwera : — New Lynn Borough : Whau Bridge—The construction of the approaches to the new bridge was completed. Waitemata County Section : A contract was completed for the construction of a large concrete box culvert and approaches, at Vercoe's on the Henderson-Helensville length. On the Helens-ville-Waiwera section a contract was let for the construction of Becher's Bridge, a reinforcedconcrete structure of 24 ft. span. The work is almost completed, and formation of approaches is in hand. Henderson Town District: Oratia Stream Bridge'—A new bridge 51 ft. long in reinforced concrete has been erected over this stream. Kumeu-Albany. —The alignment of this highway has been improved by cutting back corners. Pokeno-Waihi: — Franklin County Section : Mangatawhiri Stream Diversion —This work was continued during the year. Hauraki Plains County Section : Three-coat bituminous sealing was carried out over a length of 8 m. 68 ch. Ohinemuri County Section : A length of 75-35 ch. between Hauraki Plains County boundary and the Paeroa Borough boundary was sealed in three coats. Widening was continued through the Karangahake Gorge, 2m. 7 ch. being carried out during the year. The total length widened is 3 m. 15 ch. Paeroa Borough : A sealing coat was applied on a length of 15 ch. and the shoulders strengthened. Waihi Borough : A length of 9 ch. at the western end of the borough was reconstructed and sealed in three coats to improve the alignment to the Waitete Bridge approach. Pipiroa-Coromandel: — Thames County Section : Widening at Te Mata has been continued, a length of 60 ch. being completed during the year. 160 ft. of stone wall was also constructed. Thames Borough : The coastal section has been widened and improved. Kopu-Eaglan: — Ohinemuri County Section : A length of 3 m. north of Paeroa has been reshaped and widened. Widening has also been carried out on the filling from Mill Eoad to Cadman Road. Piako County Section : A contract has been let for the reconstruction and two-coat sealing of a length of 5 m. between Te Aroha and the Waitoa Stream. The bridge over the latter stream was reconstructed and widened to 20 ft. Hamilton-Rotorua: — Waikato County Section : Poplar Hill —A length of 16f ch. was tar-sealed. Matamata County Section : Tirau-Tapapa —10 ch. of formation and 86 ch. of metalling were carried out. Matamata-Tauranga. —Matamata County Section : A short deviation with a concrete-pipe culvert was constructed on the Kaimai Hills, avoiding the replacement of two defective bridges. Tahuna-Ohinewai. —Waikato County Section : A contract has been let for the reconstruction of the Mangatea Stream Bridge, a 30 ft. reinforced-concrete structure, and the work is in hand. Mount Albert - Royal Oak. —Mount Roskill Road Board : The concrete paving of the length between Sandringham Road and Vincent Road was completed.

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Pukekohe - Glen Murray, via Tuahau. —Raglan County Section : Waikato Eiver Bridge - Tuakau— The erection of this bridge, a reinforced-concrete bowstring-truss structure, 695 ft. long, was practically completed by the end of the year. Cambridge-Eureka. —Waikato County Section : 25 ch. of tar-sealing was carried out near the Hautapu Factory. Parkhurst Highway. —A contract for the reconstruction and sealing of 1J m. of this highway was completed. Waikumete - West Coast. —Glen Eden Town District: The reconstruction of Kearon's Bridge, a single 40 ft. reinforced-concrete span, was completed, and the approaches metalled. Howick-Manurewa. —Manukau County Section : Cemetery Bridge —The erection of a new bridge was put in hand. Ngatea-W aharoa, via Morrinsville. —Piako County Section : A length of Im. 72 ch. south of Tahuna Township was sealed in bitumen. Gisborne-Whakatane, via Motu (No. 3 Highway District) : — Whakatane Borough : 28 ch. was sealed in one coat of bitumen. Whakatane County Section : The construction of a 10 ft. by 8 ft. reinforced-concrete culvert to replace Ball's Bridge has been commenced. Tauranga-Whakatane. —Tauranga County Section : Te Puke - Tauranga —1 m. at the Long Swamp was sealed with three coats of bitumen, and the contract for the three-coat sealing of 9 m. 30 ch. was carried to completion. Waihi-Tauranga : — Tauranga County Section : A deflecting groyne was erected at the Judea Bridge, and sheet-piling driven to prevent erosion at the western abutment. 1 m. of two-coat sealing was carried out at the Judea Hill. Matamata-Taumnga. —Tauranga County Section : White's Bridge —The old timber bridge was replaced with a reinforced-concrete box culvert. Rotorua-Whakatane : — Whakatane County Section : At the Tamurenui Stream a deviation 15 ch. in length with a concrete-pipe culvert was constructed, replacing an old bridge and improving the alignment. Whakatane Borough : 30 ch. was sealed with one coat of bitumen. Rotorua County Section : Embankments and curves have been built up and 242 ft. of guard fencing erected. Gisborne-Opotiki, via Waioeka : — Waioeka Pa - County Boundary Section : Owhiritoa Bridge —This bridge, consisting of one 40 ft. rolled-steel -joist span and two 20 ft. hardwood spans, was completed. Arthur's Bridge : A 32 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on reinforced-concrete abutments was completed. 2J ch. of concrete retaining-wall, and 22J ch. of guard fence were erected. Papamoa - Mount Maunganui. —4o ch. of metalling has been completed. Wainui Highway. —A two-span bridge 45 ft. long, in hardwood, has been erected to replace the old bridge over the Wainui Stream. Gisborne-Opotiki, via Coast: — Uawa County Section : A contract was let for the reconstruction and bituminous surfacing of a length of 6m. The work is in progress, 3m. having been widened and the foundation course reshaped and strengthened. Waiapu County Section : Shepherd's Bridge at 53-1 m.—This reinforced-concrete bridge of 26 ft. span was completed. A contract has been let for the construction of stone groynes to protect the approach to the Rotokautuku Bridge. Gisborne-Wairoa, via Morere (No. 4 Highway District). —Cook County Section : 98 ch. of bituminous surfacing was completed on the deviation at Muriwai. Tenders have been called for the erection of a 120 ft. bridge with 10 ch. of approaches to replace an old timber structure at 17 J m. Gisborne-Opotiki, via Motu (No. 4 Highway District). —Waikohu County Section: A contract for four steel-and-concrete bridges between 28-7 m. and 34-6 m., aggregating 336 ft. in length, with 47 ch. of approaches, was entered into, and the work carried well towards completion. Rotokautuku-W aiomatatini. —Wairoa Stream Bridge : The construction of this bridge and 32 ch. of approaches was completed. Matawai-Koranga. —Between 2 in. and 5 m., 2 m. was widened and metalled in continuation of the improvement of the alternative route to Opotiki. Kanakanaia Highway. —A contract has been let for the erection of a four-span bridge at the No. 1 crossing of the Waihora Stream to replace the structure destroyed by flood. Gisborne-Wairoa, via Hangaroa (No. 4 Highway District). —Cook County Section: A new road has been constructed over a large slip at 30J m. caused by the earthquake of 16th September, 1932. A bituminous sealing coat has been applied over a length of 1 m. Patutahi-Rere. —Cook County Section : Flood damage necessitated the reconstruction of a length of 27 ch., and the bridge at 5 m. was replaced with a 4 ft. diameter twin-pipe culvert. Napier-Gisborne, via Wairoa (No. 5 Highway District) :— Hawke's Bay County Section : Napier Borough Boundary to Te Ngaru Crossing—A length of 12 ch. between the borough boundary and the Westshore embankment was reconstructed and sealed with two coats of bitumen. Te Ngaru Crossing to Tutira Homestead Gate—A length of 1 m. was widened and metalled, and 23 ch. of drain 20 ft. wide excavated to eliminate flooding caused by the uplifting of the lands in the Tangoio Valley.

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Tutira Homestead Gate to Waikare River —Several sharp corners were widened, and the highway through the Matahoura Gorge was fenced for a distance of 85 ch. Wairoa Borough : "Wairoa River Bridge—The construction of this bridge was interrupted by the earthquake of September, 1932, when extensive damage was suffered by the partially completed structure, three piers on the north side and two piers on the south side with their superimposed spans being badly displaced. Restoration work, consisting of the straightening and reconditioning of the piers and abutments and the replacement of the spans, was put in hand, the central spans erected, and the bridge carried well towards completion by the end of the year. It has since been completed, and was opened for traffic on the 31st May. The bridge consists of ten 60 ft. plate-girder spans and two 40 ft. rolled steel-joist end spans, with a reinforcedconcrete deck providing a 22 ft. carriage-way, and two 4 ft. footways. The piers consist of reinforced-concrete cylinders enclosing nests of piles. Napier-Wellington, via Wairarapa (No. 5 Highway District) : — Dannevirke County Section : Stone gabion groynes were placed at the north abutment of the Mangatewainui Bridge. The Mangatewainui Deviation, 94 ch. in length, was reconditioned and sealed in two coats. Woodville County Section : Lengths of 20 ch. of two-coat sealing near Papatawa and 182 ch. between Papatawa Railway-crossing and Matahiwi were completed. Woodville Borough : 49 ch. was sealed in two coats. Petane-Taupo.— Hawke's Bay County Section : A large pipe culvert was installed between Dillon's and Lucky Hill to replace a damaged bridge. Gisborne-Wairoa, via Hangaroa (No. 5 Highway District) .—Wairoa County Section : At the boundary between the Wairoa and Cook Counties a 4 ft. pipe was installed to replace an old bridge. The stringers and decking of the Opoiti Bridge were renewed. Napier - Tuki TuJci, via Omahu : — Hawke's Bay County Section : A contract has been let for the erection of a new reinforcedconcrete bridge over the Tutaekuri River at Redclyffe. A concrete-pipe culvert was installed to replace a small wooden bridge at Waima. Havelock North Town District: An old bridge of inadequate width was replaced by a 5 ft. 3 in. concrete-pipe culvert, 70 ft. long. Farndon-Hastings.— The fillings at the Karamu Bridge were built up in preparation for concrete paving. Dannevirke-Waipukurau, via Porangahau : — Dannevirke County Section : A considerable amount of widening was carried out between 12 m. and 15 m. Weber County Section : Waipatiki-Kereru Deviation—Formation was put in hand on the Kereru side of the hill, and a 7 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. concrete culvert, 100 ft. long, built at the Kereru Stream. Woodville - Palmerston North (No. 5 Highway District) .—Woodville Borough: 38 ch. of two-coat sealing was applied, completing the sealing of this section. Weber-Eketahuna.—Webei County Section : An old timber bridge at 12 m. was replaced with a pipe culvert. Waipawa-Pourere.—P&tangata, County Section : A small bridge was replaced by a~5-ft.-pipe culvert and a filling made to raise the road above flood-level. Woodville-Tamaki — Dannevirke County Section : Stone gabion groynes were installed at the south abutment of the Rakai Whana Stream Bridge. Hastings-Pakipaki: — The whole length of this highway is being re-formed ; the section between the Hastings Borough boundary and Longlands Railway-station was completed and a contract let for the metalline Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki (No. 6 Highway District) : Otorohanga-Hangatiki Deviation : 60 ch. of base-course and 1 m. 60 ch. of top-course metal were laid. Mangapu Stream Bridge No. 2 : This bridge, 70 ft. long, in steel and concrete construction was completed. 13 ch. of first-coat and 55 ch. of second-coat sealing have been completed near Mahoenui Kawhia-Wharepuhunga, via Kawa : — Kawhia to Oparau River Bridge : A section of the Puti Hill has been widened and drained A length of the stone wall along the sea-front was rebuilt and strengthened. Wharepuhunga Section : Some widening has been undertaken. Caves - Lemon Point: — Hangatiki - County Boundary Section: The cutting-back of corners and reconditioning were carried out over a length of 1 m. 20 ch. County Boundary - Lemon Point Section : A bad corner on the Kinohaku Hill was considerably improved. Te Kuiti - Bulls, via Taumarunui (No. 6 Highway District) : Tangitu-Taumarunui-Raurimu Sections: Excessive rains in March caused considerable damage on this and other highways in the district, and restoration works are in hand. Kakalu Stream Bridge : The metalling of the approaches was completed. Patua culvert: This 6-ft.-diameter concrete culvert was completed, together with filW and metalling. 6 Raurimu- County Boundary Section : A bad corner in the Makatote Gorge was cut back and a 5 It. by 5 ft. concrete culvert installed below the Erua crossing.

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Stratford-Taumarunui (No. 6 Highway District) : — Paparata Saddle - County Boundary Section : 18 ch. of metalling was completed between Tokirima and tie county boundary. County Boundary - Taumarunui Section : The Otunui Stream Bridge was carried away by flood, and a temporary low-level bridge with approaches was constructed. Raurimu-Wade's Landing. —Moronui Stream Bridge : This bridge, 85 ft. long, in steel and hardwood, was completed. Piopio-Tatu. —Wairere - County Boundary Section : Paro Road—2 m. 70 ch. of metalling was completed. National Park - Taupo. —Otukou Deviation : 3m. 36 ch. of formation was completed. Te Maire - Mangaohutu. —The cutting-back of corners and improvements of the alignment were undertaken. Te Kwmi -Te Anga. —Mangaohae - County Boundary Section : Bell's Bridge—This bridge, 80 ft. long, in steel and timber, was completed. Kumara-Paraheka. —49ij? ch. of metal was laid, completing the metalling of this highway. Tokirima Highway. —Bl| ch. of re-formation and 112| ch. of metalling were completed. Manunui-Owhango. —Re-formation and metalling of the 2 m. clay section near Owhango are in hand. Otunui Highway. —Heavy rains caused considerable damage, three bridges being completely washed away. Temporary bridges were erected. Bruce Highway. —The Whakapapanui Stream Bridge near the Chateau was carried away, and a temporary structure erected in its place. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki (No. 7 Highway District). —Taranaki County Section: The approaches to the railway overbridge near Waitara, 9 ch. in length, have been surfaced with a bituminous penetration course ; this completes the elimination of the level crossing. Lepperton Junction - Hawera, via Opunake : — The Timaru Hill Deviation, 31 ch. in length, and the Oeo Deviation of 18 ch., have been surfaced with bitumen. Im. of bituminous surfacing west of Inaha Road has been widened to 18 ft. New Plymouth - Kaimata. —Between New Plymouth and the Waiwakaiho Stream 30 ch. of bituminous surfacing has been widened to 18 ft. Pukearuhe Highway. —The old bridge over the Papatiki Stream has been replaced with a rolled-steel joist bridge of 25 ft. span. Egmont Highway. —A small deviation eliminating a sharp reverse curve at Peter's Corner has been put in hand. Skeet Highway. —Hawera County Section : The replacement of the old bridge over the Waingongoro Stream with a second-hand railway truss of 70 ft. span is under way. Stratford-Taumarunui (No. 7 Highway District). —Strathmore-Paparata Saddle : The Pukaki Stream Bridge has been replaced with twin 4-ft.-diameter concrete pipes. Toko Highway. —A second coat of bitumen has been applied over a length of 1 m. 50 ch. Normanby-Manaia - Mount Egmont Main Highway. —6o ch. of the bituminous surfacing has been widened to 16 ft. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki (No. 8 Highway District) : — Patea County Section : Im. 20 ch. of widening of the bituminous pavement was completed, making a total of 13J m. since the commencement of this work, and foundation metal for similar widening has been laid on a further length of 45 ch. Waitotara County Section : 31 ch. was reconstructed and 47 ch. metalled on the Waitotara Hill, and 1 m. 66 ch. sealed with one coat of tar. Rangitikei County Section : sm. 15 ch. of reconstruction and metalling was carried out between Turakina and Bulls, 70 ch. sealed with one coat of tar, and a contract let for the sealing of several sections totalling 14 m. between Wangaehu and Bulls, of which 4 m. 70 ch. of secondcoat work has been completed. The re-formation of 28 ch. on McQuarries' Hill, south of Turakina, is in hand. Te Kuiti - Bulls, via Taumarunui (No. 8 Highway District) : — Rangitikei County Section : The formation, metalling, and fencing of 21 ch. of the approaches to the Hautapu River Bridge, Taihape, and the reconstruction and metalling of a deviation 18 ch. in length at Anderson's Bend, Winiata, have been carried out. Waimarino County Section : The metalling of the Tohanga Road Deviation, 2m. 30 ch. in length, has been completed, and contracts let for the construction of the Makotuku Stream Bridge and Haeremaiea Stream culvert. Heads-Mosstown. —32 ch. has been reconstructed and metalled. Kohi Highway. —A length of 13 ch. has been metalled. Kaharoa Highway. —44 ch. of metalling was carried out. Raetihi-Ohakune: — Waimarino County Section : A reinforced-concrete arch culvert, replacing a wooden bridge, was constructed over the Makaranui Stream. Raetihi Borough : 4 ch. of the approaches to the Makotuku Stream Bridge has been surfaced with bitumen. Turakina Cliff Road, via Marton. —Rangitikei County Section : The reconstruction of Gower's Hill has been advanced to a stage enabling traffic to be diverted over the new filling. Wanganui-Horopito. —Improvements of this highway have been continued ; 2m. 50 ch. of widening and metalling has been completed, and a further length of Im.is in hand; a2O ft. by 10 ft. watertunnel, 444 ft. in length, has been driven at the Kakatahi Stream. A length of 60 ft. of McLean's water-tunnel has been lined with concrete.

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Wellington-Auckland, via Taranaki (No. 9 Highway District) : — Makara County Section : 7 ch. of two-coat and 26 ch. of first-coat sealing have been carried out. Hutt County Section : Paekakariki Hill—2 m. 49 ch. of second-coat sealing was completed. Five concrete crib walls and fourteen stone gabion walls have been constructed in repairing flooddamage. _ Horowhenua County Section : The Whirokino Deviation, 39 ch. in length, was surfaced with a bituminous penetration course. Manawatu County Section: The main drain flood-gate between the Manawatu River Bridge and Foxton was widened 25 ft. by the addition of three new gates, thus providing a substantially improved get-away for flood-waters. Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa (No. 9 Highway District).— Hutt County Section: AkatarawaRimutaka Summit—Second-coat sealing was carried out over a length of 62 ch. Awahuri-Mangaweka, via Kimbolton. —Oroua County Section : Between Feilding and Cheltenham 1 m. of second- and third-coat sealing was carried out, completing the sealing of this section. Greatford-Woodville (No. 9 Highway District). —Aorangi Bridge at Feilding : The approaches to this bridge, 20 ch. in length, were sealed in three coats. Himatangi-Ashhurst, via Palmerston North. —Manawatu County Section : An experimental length of Im. of two-course bituminous surfacing was carried out. The lower course was mixed in place, while the top course consisted of low-cost plant mix. Fozton-Shannon. —Shannon Borough : A length of 20 ch. was prepared and sealed in two coats of bitumen. Levin - Palmerston North, via Shannon : — Shannon Borough : A length of 41 ch. was sealed in two coats. Kairanga County Section : Kahuterawa Bridge—This 80 ft. reinforced-concrete bridge with 14 ch. of approaches was completed. Fitzherbert Bridge, Manawatu River, Palmerston North : A contract was let for the erection of this reinforced-concrete bridge, which comprises four 112 ft. bowstring spans and seven 55 ft. beam spans, with a 22 ft. roadway and 5 ft. footway, and the work has been commenced. The formation of 7 ch. of the southern approach has been completed. Upper Hutt - Waikanae. —Widening at Akatarawa : Widening was carried out over a length of 1 m. 26 ch. Bunnythorpe-Kairanga. —l m. of second- and third-coat sealing was completed. Feilding-Hunterville. —Kiwitea County Section : Jamieson's Bridge—A contract was let and work commenced on the construction of this reinforced-concrete bridge, which consists of two 28 ft. and one 38 ft. spans. Pahautanui-Plimmerton. —4o ch. of this highway was widened. Porirua - Titahi Bay. —Bituminous sealing was applied over a length of 2 m. 67 ch., and a stone-faced seawall erected over a length of 1 m. 14 ch. Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa (No. 10 Highway District) : — Featherston County Section : Rimutaka Summit - Featherston —A concrete crib wall 90 ft. long by 30 ft. high was erected at 6 m. 44 ch. in repairing flood damage. Wairarapa South County Section : Waiohine Bridge —Protective works are being carried out above the bridge to divert the river from the abutment. Pahiatua County Section : In the Konini Gorge 40 ch. of widening was carried out, with marked improvement to alignment and visibility. Masterton-Weber, via Alfredton : — Masterton County Section : 40 ch. of heavy widening has been completed. Waiohine Stream Bridge : A contract was let and work commenced on the erection of this bridge, comprising one 27 ft. reinforced concrete-beam span. Masterton-Castlepoint, via Tinui. —Masterton County Section : Devil's Elbow Deviation—The earthwork of this deviation has been almost completed, 40 ch. of formation being carried out during the year. Masterton-Stronvar, via Weraiti. —Widening was undertaken over a length of 1 m. 40 ch. Martinborough-Masterton, via Gladstone. —Martinborough Borough : The bituminous sealing of this section was completed by the application of a second coat over a length of 60 ch. Tupurupuru -Te Wharau. —Jackson's Creek Bridge : An existing ford was eliminated by the erection of this bridge, comprising one 24 ft. and two 16 ft. timber spans. Qreytown - Bidwills Gutting. —Featherston County Section : 2m. 40 ch. of this highway was sealed with one coat of bitumen. Martinborough-Otaraia : — Martinborough Borough : The bituminous surfacing of this section was completed by the application of a second coat over a length of 60 ch. Featherston County Section: Perry's Culvert No. 3—This concrete culvert, sft. by 4ft. and 48 ft. in length, was completed. Pahiatua Station Highway. —Mangatainoka River Bridge : This concrete bridge, 476 ft. long, with a 20 ft. roadway and two footways, was completed. Dreyers Rock Highway.— Dreyers Rock Culvert: This concrete culvert, 4 ft. by 4 ft. and 70 ft. in length, replacing an old timber-truss bridge, was completed. Westmere Highway: — Masterton County Section : Mangatepopo Bridge—The construction of this reinforced-concrete bridge, consisting of one 27 ft. span, was commenced. Waioterangi Bridge : The erection of this bridge, comprising one 42 ft. concrete span, was almost completed at the end of the year. Picton-Bluff (No. 11 Highway District) : — Marlborough County Section : Aubrey's Culvert, consisting of twin 3 ft. pipes encased in concrete, has been completed.

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Dashwood Pass Deviation : This deviation, although not quite completed, was opened for traffic on Ist April, 1933. The following portions of the work were completed during the year : Formation : 50 ch., consisting chiefly of bridge approaches and junctions with existing roads. Metalling : 3m. 74 ch. Fencing : 10 m. 18 ch. The following bridges on the deviation, all having a roadway 20 ft. in width, were also completed: Overbridge at om. 18 ch., comprising two 30 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on concrete piers and abutments. Seventeen Valley Stream Bridge, comprising two 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on concrete piers and abutments. The south approach banks were protected with stone crates. Puka Puka Stream Bridge, consisting of one 30 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on concrete abutments. Overbridge at 4m. 28 ch., comprising three 25 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on concrete pile piers and abutments. Overbridge at 5 m. 16 ch., comprising four 20 ft. reinforced-concrete slab spans on reinforcedconcrete abutments and column piers. Bridge at 6 m. 74 ch., consisting of one 25 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on concrete-pile abutments. Bridge at 7m. 37 ch., consisting of one 30 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on concrete-pile abutments. Stafford Creek Bridge, consisting of one 35 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on concrete piles and reinforced-concrete cantilever abutments. Blenheim-Nelson. —Marlborough County Section : Improvements have been undertaken on the Eai Hill; 46 ch. has been widened, regraded, and culverted, and 60 ch. of metal laid. Nelson - Inangahua Junction (No. 11 Highway District). —Waimea County Section : Improvements on the Hope Saddle are in hand. 43 ch. has been widened and culverted, and 46 ch. surfaced with granite sand. Richmond-Collingwood. —Waimea County Section : Thompson's Bridge, comprising one 20 ft. span in reinforced concrete, was completed. WaJcefield-Woodstoch: — Brandy Creek Bridge : The existing structure having been washed away by floods, a contract was let for the construction of a new bridge consisting of two 35 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans, and the work is in hand. Dove River Bridge : A contract was let for the construction of this bridge, which will consist of two 40 ft. and one 30 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans. A 6 ft. by 6 ft. reinforced-concrete box culvert was completed at Inwoods. Westport-Karamea: — Mokihinui-Karamea Section .* A 5 ft. by 3 ft. concrete box culvert and several smaller culverts have been installed. Tidal Creek Bridge No. 3 : The construction of this bridge, which consists of two 40 ft. and one 30 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on ironbark-pile piers and abutments, has been completed. Westport-Mokihinui Section : Bridges at 7 m. 8 ch. and 7 m. 13 ch. — The superstructures of these bridges have been rebuilt in timber. Bridge at 13 m. : This small bridge has been replaced by a 4-ft.-pipe culvert. Eapid Creek Bridge : The approaches to this bridge have been completed. Improvements : Between llm. 40 ch. and 15 m. 40 ch. two short lengths of the highway have been widened and raised above swamp-level. Inangahua Junction - Westjiort: — Westport-Inangahua Section : A considerable amount of culverting has been carried out on this section. A washout near Stitt's Blufi necessitated the construction of a 14 ft. span half-bridge. Coal Creek Bridge : A new bridge consisting of two 40 ft. steel-joist spans on ironbark piers has been built. Inangahua Junction - Weheka : — Ross-Waiho Section : Culvert near McDonald's Creek—A 3 ft. concrete-pipe culvert has been installed, and improvement of the alignment of the adjacent section of road is in hand. Inangahua Junction - Reefton Section : Mile Creek Bridge—The construction of this bridge has been completed. Reefton - Big Grey Section : Casolis Creek Bridge—A temporary bridge 100 ft. in length was erected. Snowy Creek Bridge : A new bridge, consisting of two 40 ft. and two 30 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans on concrete piers, together with approaches, has been completed. Big Grey - Taramakau Section : A 9 ft. span reinforced-concrete slab culvert and five large pipe culverts have been installed. Taramakau-Ross Section : Groyne protective works were constructed at the Waimea Creek Bridge at Stafford. Goldsborough Bridge : The superstructure of this bridge, 49 ft. in length, has been rebuilt. Ross-Waiho Section : Flood protection-works, consisting principally of concrete blocks and stone crate-work, have been placed at the O'Neill'ts Creek, Little Wanganui River, Waitangi River, and Dry Creek Bridges. Arthurs Pass - Kumara. —Flood damage : Floods causing serious and extensive damage occurred in July, August, January, and February, necessitating the closing of the highway until restoration work, now in progress, has been completed. Westport - Greymouth Coast Road : — Four Mile - Charleston Section : Improvements, 12 m. to 17 m.—These works, comprising reformation and metalling, have been continued during the year. Charleston - Fox's River Section : Widening, straightening, and culverting on this narrow section have been continued. Runanga Borough : A 4 ft. concrete-pipe culvert has been constructed at the corner of Seddon Street.

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Ahaura-Haupiri.—A considerable amount of culverting, comprising concrete pipes up to 3 ft. 6in diameter, has been carried out. Picton-Bluff (No. 13 Highway District) : — Kaikoura Town District : 72 ch. of first-coat tar-sealing was carried out. Waipara County Section : 3m. of first-coat and 6m. of second-coat sealing were completed Motunau - Motunau Beach.—The formation and metalling of 70 ch. was carried out during the year making a total of 1 m. 44 ch. ' Upper Riccarton - Arthurs Pass.— Paparua County Section : Two-coat sealing in tar and bitumen was carried out on a length of 1 m. 68 ch. Christchurch-Chaneys, via Marshlands.—A length of 194 ch, of two-coat sealing has been carried out at Chaney s Corner. Christchurch - Russley Road Junction, via Burnside Road.—Qi-o ch. of two-coat sealing has been completed. Marshlands - New Brighton.— Buxton's Corner to Racecourse Eoad : 2m. 48 ch. of two-coat sealing has been completed. Hilltop Junction - Akaroa, via Long Bay Saddle.— ls m. 40 ch. of this highway has been widened Picton-Bluff (No. 15 Highway District) :— Ashburton County Section : Rakaia-Dromore—The contract for the reconstruction and threecoat sealing of 9 m. 6 ch. was completed. Levels County Section : A further 5 ch. of three-coat sealing was carried out between the Timaru Borough boundary and Arowhenua Bridge. Timaru-Queenstown, via Telcapo and Lindis Pass (No. 15 Highway District) .—Mackenzie County Section : A bridge of one 40 ft. and two 35 ft. spans, in steel and concrete, has been built over the lwizel River, and a remforced-concrete culvert of 13 ft. span in the same locality Deep Creek - Waihao Downs - Dip Creek.—Deep Creek - Waimate :2 m. was re-formed' on improved alignment where necessary, and a small bridge widened. Arowhenua-Fairlie.— Levels County Section : The superstructure of the bridge over the Te Ngawai River, consisting of fourteen 40 ft. and one 18 ft. span, has been completely renewed in steel and timber. Picton-Bluff (No. 16 Highway District) : — Waitati-Merton Section : A seal coat and considerable repair work were undertaken on this section over a length of 7m. 49 ch. A dry-stone retaining-wall was built near Merton Church Merton-Palmerston Section : Reshaping and widening were carried out over a length of 1 m. 30 ch. b Herbert-Maheno Section -\ The two-coat bituminous sealing of this section, of a total length ot 4 m. 64 ch., was completed. Timaru-Queenstown, via Tekapo and Lindis Pass (No. 16 Highway District).— Widening and gravelling m the vicinity of Lindis Pass were completed during the year, the total length dealt with being Im. 22 ch. A culvert and stone retaining-wall were constructed at the Black Pinch Alexandra-Clyde.—A contract was let for the renewal of the Clyde Bridge over the Molyneux River and the steelwork is in course of fabrication. Dunedin - Port Chalmers.—l m. 70 ch. of tar-sealing was completed, making the total length sealed 3 m. 48 ch. ° Ida Valley Railway Station - Moa Creek School—Spain'a Bridge, a single 20 ft. span in reinforced concrete, together with its approaches, was completed. Dunedin-Waitati, via Leith Valley.—A contract was let for the renewal of a 22 ft span bridge over Williams' Creek. Picton-Bluff (No. 17 Highway District) : — Taieri County Section : A seal coat was applied to a length of sm. 67 ch. of bituminous concrete pavement from Hope Hill to the Taieri River Bridge. Near Otokia a length of 60 ch of unsatisfactory pavement was strengthened with a bituminous penetration course. Balclutha Bridge : A contract was let and work commenced on the six-span reinforced-concrete bowstrmg-truss bridge over the Clutha River. The excavation and concreting of abutments and the casting and sinking of reinforced-concrete cylinders for piers are in hand. Clutha County Section : Widening and improvement works between Waipahi and Arthurton are being carried out over a length of two miles. Mosgiel Junction - Middle-march : — Taieri County Section : 22 ch. adjoining Mosgiel Borough was sealed with one coat of tar m 7 -7, a P Stream Deviation, of a total length of Im. 53 ch., was completed, and metalled Glarksville-Spnngvale: — Tuapeka County Section : A deviation 6 ch. in length at the Round Hill Railway-crossing has effected a material improvement. A contract was let for the reconstruction of Shingle Creek Bridge. Widening and reconstruction between Rae's Junction and Island Block have been put in hand, a length of 62 ch. being completed, including two heavy rock cuttings Dunedin-Portobello (Low Road) .—Reconstruction on this highway was completed to Portobello a length of 2m. 22 ch. of metalling being carried out during the year. sm. 71 ch. was, sealed in one coat of tar. Rivertonr-OrepuM.—RiveTton-'Roxmdhill Section : A deviation, 1 m. 11 ch. in length, was formed and 26 ch. metalled. Signed on behalf of the Main Highways Board, C. J. McKenzib, Chairman.

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Total since Total since to 31/3/3S. to 31/3/33. To Net expenditure on ordinary maintenance of main highways :— By Income from — Highway District — £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest from investments of— i< s. d. No 1 . . . .... 40,308 2 1 358,536 7 2 j Construction Fund .. .. .. .. 982 12 11 No. 2 79,946 16 11 663,330 4 10 Revenue Fund 2,848 17 7 £ s. d £ s. d Tyj o 885 13 8 270 090 8 5 ! o,ooi l\) o zu/, / /y o 11 No'. 4 !. !! !! !! !! .. .. 16 4 22ō'675 10 8 ' Interest from local authorities on plant purchased on their behalf .. 1,428 3 9 18,936 4 4 No! 5 '.. '.. '.. .. !. .. .. 39,403 9 0 434,432 5 3 ' Interest on advances to local authorities .. .. .. •• 3,628 6 11 12,233 16 1 No! 6 .. .. 29,764 9 4 | 245,464 14 9 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. •• ■■ •• 372 2 H 962 10 2 No 7 .... 28,736 8 2 ' 332,542 8 4 Motor-registration licenses, fees, and fines (section 24, Motor-vehicles No! 8 .. .. .. '.. .. .. .. 23,927 17 l! 260,078 5 11 Act, 1924 .. .. •• •• •• ■• •■ 354,215 11 8 2,776,77112 3 No. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,416 15 o! 389,524 2 2 Motor-spirits tax (section 9, Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927) .. 644,126 1 7 4,828,780 19 A No' 10 '.. '.. '.. !. .. .. 32,067 13 9 289,967 11 10 ! Bent of and tolls from ferries .. .. .. •• •• ■• 3 081 10 , 6 ! Tire-tax (sections 13 and 14, Main Highways Act, 1922) .. .. 63,252 18 9 1,673,261 111 Totals for North Island .. .. .. .. \ 375,728 1 4 3,469,641 19 4 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (section 14, Main Highways Act, 1922) .. j 000 0 0 No. 11 ...... .. 27,751 15 4 300,173 7 7 | Grants from Unemployment Fund towards relief camps for single men 54,91] 3 3 j 67,530 7 7 No! 12 !! !'. !. !! !! .. .. 46,73111 3 575,507 9 4 — No. 13 15,905 5 3 150,187 5 2: 1,125,765 19 4 No. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 24,583 13 0 211,754 1 3 j Balance, being excess of expenditure over income, carried to general No 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,122 3 8 274,111 6 9 ! balance-sheet .. .. .. .. •• ■• 159,934 5 4 No. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I 25,052 14 4 139,083 4 0 No. 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,393 10 11 178,265 16 4 No. 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,055 1 6 194,951 0 9 \ Totals for Dominion .. .. .. .. 600,323 16 7 5,493,675 10 6 Relief camps for single men .. .. .. .. .. 52,693 6 5 87,013 1 11 Maintenance and construction of roads giving access to outlying areas (Finance Act (No. 3), 1931) .. .. .. .. .. 785 7 7 45,918 8 8 Abolition of toll-gates (section 20, Finance Act, 1925) .. .. 1,603 19 4 19,176 13 11 Accident compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,269 19 11 7,478 14 6 Administration and supervision expenses (including salaries and expenses of Public Works officers), printing, stationery, postages, and miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,869 15 4 253,546 5 10 Charges and expenses of raising loans, management charges of Consolidated Stock on account of Construction Fund, &c. .. .. 184 18 7 47,703 7 1 Commission on collection of motor-registration fees by Postal Department 14,742 16 0 103,219 19 4 Commission on registration of change of ownership .. .. .. 4,040 3 6 29,908 8 6 Depreciation of furniture, fittings, &c. .. .. .. .. 90 6 11 473 7 10 Carried forward 10 2 6,088,113 18 lj Carried forward 1,285,700 4 8 9,798,337 6 0

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TABLE 1.—MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT— continued. REVENUE FUND— continued.

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, Total since EXPENDITURE. Total for Inception of Main ,„ . Total since Year 1932-33. Highways Act, 1922, INCOME. _ *°tal for Inception of Mate to 31/3/33 Year 1932-33. Highways Act. 1922, ~~ . . . to 31/3/33. .. .. .. .. .. 706 f 604 £ d 2 6>088 f 1]3 £ \ j Brought forward _ ij28 £ 7oo a. d. s. d. To Net expenditure on maintenance of main highways — continued. Expenses of District Councillors attending District Council meetings and conference .. .. .. . _ _ _ _ _ 67 16 8 680 2 1 Fees and travelling-expenses of members of the Main Highways Board other than Government members .. .. 736 2 8 11 683 4 2 Finance Act, 1930, section 37 (1), subsidies on rates,— Subsidies to municipalities .. .. .. .. .. 23,958 14 8 80,274 8 7 subsidies to County Councils and other local authorities . 157 947 3 9 <512 IW 18 11 Finance Act (No. 4), 1931, section 45,— ' ' Subsidies to County Councils for rebate to ratepayers .. .. .. j 253 892 12 1 Hutt Road annual charges—Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), section 33 .. 23,549 10 1 7 Interest on amount appropriated out of Public Works Fund and paid into Main Highways Account Construction Fund .. .. .. 61,300 0 0 183,900 0 0 Interest on loans, recoupment to Consolidated Fund (section 4, Finance Act, 1919) __ 114,773 16 4 497,766 9 11 Level crossings, Alarm-signals at .. .. .. .. . _ 432 44 2 574 12 3 Maintenance, &c, of combined road and railway bridges .. .. 19,335 1 2 28'710 0 10 Miscellaneous expenses, — ' Advertising, maps, rent of halls, traffic tallies, transport of samples, &c. 137 4 8 4,177 6 11 Compensation under section 3, Public Works Amendment Act, 1925 .. .. 1 6 Petrological laboratory and other experimental work, Expenses of .. 1,652 1 4 3*625 19 2 Beserve for redemption of main highway securities .. .. .. 67,807 0 0 269' 061 0 0 Signposts, Erection of .. .. .. .. .. ., 1 9 e'932 2 8 Traffic inspection .. .. .. .. .. __ 5,534 17 1 12,070 10 1 „ . . n _, , 1,185,700 4 8 8,063,962 3 10 Transfers to Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 I, , , . . . 1,285,700 4 8 9,563,962 3 10 Balance, being excess of income over expenditure, carried to general balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. 234 375 o 2 1,285,700 4 8 9,798,337 6 0 ~~ " ' ' 1,285,700 4 8 J9,798, 337 6 0

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TABLE 1.—MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT— continued. CONSTRUCTION FUND. Income and Expenditure on Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1933, and Total to Date.

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Total sinre Total since (9/6/24). (W/0/^4)To Net expenditure on construction and improvement of main highways, By Loans raised under Main Highways Act, 1922— including cost of administration by Public Works Department and Stock and Debentures issued— i- b. a. x "• a ' accident compensation— At 4 per cent, interest j •• ia in Highway District- £ s. d. £ s. d. At 4| per cent, interest •• ; 692,004 10 10 No 1 .. 18,547 3 3 579,796 7 5 At 5 per cent, interest .. .. .. .. .. •• I li >''™ " " No' 2 ..... 33,83518 2 722,84017 1 At 51 per cent, interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 2O',150 0 0 No' 3 . 1,651 2 0 170,924 6 9 At 5J per cent, interest • .. I •• 0 0 No 4 17,526 4 3 341,771 110 At 5J per cent, interest .. .. .. .. .. ■• 1,175,150 U 0 no! 5 ;; :; :; ;; 23,297 3 3 251,767 4 0 - No 6 .... 9,556 7 1 316,837 5 1 2,351,604 10 10 No 7 .. .. .. 1,518 16 0 328,970 18 6 I Receipts under section 15, Finance Act, 1923, from Public Works Fund, No' 8 " .. 11,822 7 7 183,088 6 3 General Purposes Account (at 5 per cent, interest) .. .. •• 1,226,000 0 0 No! 9 ". '.'. .. '.'. '.'. .. .. 4,995 3 9 532,553 15 11 Transfer from Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 No! 10 .. '.'■ '■'■ ■■ ■■ 11,304 2 9 197,885 18 5 Charges and expenses of raising loans (adjustment) .. .. •■ 3 3 2 Balance, being excess of expenditure over income, carried to general Totals for North Island .. .. .. .. 134,054 8 1 3,626,436 1 3 balance-sheet .. .. .. .. •■ ■• 59,323 4 6 No 11 .. .. .. .. .. 13,280 14 9 147,931 5 10 No 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 304 5 4 135,361 18 5 No' 13 . .. .. •■ •■ 2,052 11 7 159,340 13 8 No 14 . .. .. .. .. .. 521 9 0 238,011 8 7 No. 15 .. .. .. .. .. .- •■ 1,340 5 6 146,627 5 3 No 16 .. .. .. .. .. 3,438 4 11 147,88112 5 No 17 . .. .. .. .. ■■ •• 3,792 19 6 328,468 15 5 No. 18 .. .. .. .. .. ■■ .. 538 5 10 96,633 16 11 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. .. 159,323 4 6 5,026,692 17 9 Balance, being excess of income over expenditure, carried to general balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,914 16 3 159,323 4 6 5,077,607 14 0 159,323 4 6 5,077,607 14 0

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TABLE 1.-MAIN HIGHWAYS A CCOUNT-continued. General Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933.

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LIABILITIES. Revenue Construction _ . , Fund. Fund. Total - ASSETS. ReYenue Construction „ , Fund. Fund. Total. Accumulated Revenue Fund — f «H * » ri £ j ru x. ■ -rt 1.1- « Balance at 31/3/32 7 6 ' " * *' *' Zn AcC ° * «. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. Less excess of expenditure over income for 1932-33 159,934 5 4 ! Sundry " " " " '" 204 > 891 9 1 57,786 11 6 262,678 0 7 <2 2 .. 234,375 2 2 !! " " ,«2 J Sg ? J H2 E f Construction Fund- Non-departmental P " ?#§ J * 1,62? 16 4 9*337 U 8 Balance at 31/3/32 1O q k M fi Q Advances to local authorities (Main Highways Amendment ' " Recoveries on account of expenditure of' previous 109 ' J£?« (Finance 1930,' and 78 ' 377 ? " 733 U ° i arid Finance Act 1932, section 36) 1,608 15 0 . 1 608 15 0 110 2S8 0 T Motor-registration fees in hands of Postal Department .. 2,228 18 4 .. 2228 18 4 of expenditure over income for 1932-33 .. "g I I & o. !! " " " Jig 9 225-J8 2 2 S 1 Stocks, deficits account.. " '„ , ' k « n '?cn J! ° 50,914 16 3 50,914 16 3 Roadmen's cottages, huts, and road buildings generally V. 6 199 2 0 2 033 8 6 « 8?9 Jo fi Sundry creditors— | Furmture, fittings, &c. £ s . d . ' PubHc Works Department .. 18 693 17 6 1 207 1 S 1Q QOO IS Q Expenditure to 31/3/33 .. .. 1,202 16 8 Other Government Departments .. " " IJH 3 7 9 8 \l 3 depredatzon to 31/3/33 .. 473 7 10 Non-departmental .. 44 14-Q fi n 18 qf;7 Qγ; rq'iac n c m -, ■ 729 8 10 .. 72Q 8 10 Interest accrued on loans .. . " 14 932 13 11 K£ l? 1? M Reserve for redemption of securities.. .. " 284 709 11 8 284 709 11 8 depreciation charged to works 63,967 111 Purchased for local authorities- 29,090 15 11 .. 29,090 15 11 Expenditure to 31/3/33 .. .. 159,625 6 0 Less repayments of principal .. 141,584 4 10 Amount transferred to Loans Redemption ' " 18,041 1 2 Account .. .. .. .. 287,217 13 5 Interest accrued to 31/3/33 .. .. 2,491 18 3 289,709 11 8 Less amount utilized for redemption of securities.. .. .. .. 5;0 00 0 0 j 284,709 11 8 .. 284,709 11 8 659,773 1 10 71,356 16 7 731,129 18 5 «™ nno , ,„ Z ' , = . 659,773 1 10 71,356 16 7 731,129 18 5

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Table 2. —Lengths of Main Highways at 31st March, 1933.

Table 3.—Construction Work completed during Year 1932-33.

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Number and Name of Highway District. Primary Highways. Secondary Highways. Total. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 1. Auckland North .. .. 526 6 315 74 842 0 2. Auckland South .. .. 557 24 463 1 1,020 25 3. Tauranga .. .. .. 436 49 228 63 665 32 4. Gisborne .. .. .. 254 78 108 12 363 10 5. Napier .. .. .. 460 64 212 54 673 38 6. King-country .. .. .. 350 20 306 60 657 0 7. Taranaki .. .. .. 308 23 129 35 437 58 8. Wanganui .. .. 324 58 163 40 488 18 9. Wellington West .. .. 314 54 143 48 458 22 10. Wellington East .. .. 339 3 126 2 465 5 Totals, North Island .. 3,872 59 2,197 69 6,070 48 11. Nelson .. .. .. 305 13 228 70 534 3 12. West Coast .. .. .. 348 30 162 28 510 58 13. Canterbury North .. .. 312 20 103 26 415 46 14. Canterbury Central .. .. 406 61 264 77 671 58 15. Canterbury South .. .. 346 53 353 16 699 69 16. Otago Central .. .. 340 18 363 29 703 47 17. Otago South .. .. .. 295 21 154 48 449 69 18. Southland .. .. .. 463 52 358 30 822 2 Totals, South Island .. 2,818 28 1,989 4 4,807 32 Totals for Dominion .. 6,691 7 4,186 73 10,878 0

o g> a g> «1(4 la.o I» Engineering Surveys. Number and Name of Highway ««-a S'ga §|3 -If! | S 311 j> Dl8tri <*- | § a S § l S|I J If II 1|1 I Surveys Plans £ £ 3 3 H g |a| go d< u o M completed, completed. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. eh. M. eh. Ft. M. eh. M. ch. 1. Auckland North .. .. 0 78 5 9 5 5 0 7 .. .. 40 2. Auckland South .. 0 10 6 66 7 54 1 24 .. 0 32 288 7 72 7 72 3. Tauranga .. .. .. 1 40 6 8 3 30 .. .. 160 P.. 4. Gisborne .. 6 67 7 58 .. 1 18 .. .. 106 3 22 3 22 5. Napier .. .. .. .. .. 6 23 .. .. .. 24 13 0 13 0 6. King-country .. 3 39 6 20 1 41 .. .. .. 235 7. Taranaki .. .. .. .. 3 48 0 58 .. .. 25 8. Wanganui .. 9 7372 59 04 .. .. .. .. 7 40 9. Wellington West 5 55 0 21 4 21 1 39 .. .. 80 10. Wellington Bast .. ..30 .. 2 40 .. .. .. 532 11. Nelson.. .. 0 50 3 74 .. .. .. .. 435 9 6 8 70 12. West Coast .. 3 20 2 20 .. .. .. .. 373 3 28 2 42 13. Canterbury North 0 70 0 70 9 72 14. Canterbury Central .. 15 40 .. 5 40 .. . . .. .. 20 19 20 19 15. Canterbury South ..2 0 .. 9 11 0 4 .. .. 701 9 6 9 6 16. Otago Central .. 1 33 2 27 1 70 .. .. .. 44 17. Otago South .. 2 21 4 9 6 13 18. Southland .. 1 11 0 26 0 11 .. .. .. 135 .. 5 61 Totals .. .. 56 21 44 47 72 36 8 24 .. 0 32 3,178 65 73 78 12

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Table 4.—Appropriations and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Table 5.—Maintenance of Main Highways (including Bridges).

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Construction. Maintenance. Number and Name of Highway ■ District. . ,, ., • Available tor „ ... Available for Authorization. Expenditure. Expenditure. ! £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland North .. .. 20,352 18,547 46,555 40,308 2. Auckland South .. .. 42,790 33,836 92,425 79 947 3. Tauranga .. .. 5,755 1,651 37,000 34^886 4. Gisborne .. .. 22,395 17,526 35,279 25 271 5 - Na pier l 39,995 23,298 49,664 39,403 6. King-country .. .. 9,866 9,556 35,413 29,764 7. Taranaki .. .. j 5,269 1,519 36,549 28,736 8. Wanganui .. .. 15,287 11,822 27,895 23,928 9. Wellington West .. 7,850 4,995 40,826 I 41,417 10. Wellington East .. ..! 12,416 11,304 35,439 32^068 11. Nelson.. .. . .. 18,366 13,281 34,398 27,752 12. West Coast .. .. 1,160 304 48,394 46 732 13. Canterbury North .. j 4,249 2,053 17,364 is'905 14. Canterbury Central .. | 2,672 522 25,058 24 584 15. Canterbury South .. 7,660 1,340 45,069 35,122 16. Otago Central .. .. 9,321 3,438 27,369 25,053 17. Otago South .. ..) 11,722 3,793 25,746 24,393 18. Southland .. 3,442 538 27,360 j 25,055 Totals for Dominion .. 240,567 159,323 687,803 600,324 Totals for North Island 181,975 134,054 I 437,045 ! 375,728 Totals for South Island 58,592 25,269 250,758 224*596

Expenditure. Number and Name of Length Average per Mile per Annum, Highway District. Maintained. Bo(Jrd » g S g g> g> £ § * I .i 1 1 Ii i • I I I Primary System. M. oh.! £ £ £ £ £ I £ £ £ £ £ £ f 1. Auckland North .. 526 6 j 30,396 j 8,103 38,499 73-18 92-41 93-29125-34102-28 103-6 65-6 56-1 77~0 2. Auckland South .. 557 24 56,949 18,014 74,963 134-51 199-03210-10 218-87 233-82 203-3 181-0 85-1 53-5 3. Tauranga .. .. 436 49 25,349 4,602 29,951 68-60 90-53 93-70110-47 90-59 80-3 69-1 48-6 28-1 4. Orisborne .. .. 254 78 18,882 7,236 26,118 102-43 145-81183-37 218-70146-40 104-3 152-7 93-9 59-5 5 - ?J a I> ler •• 460 64 32,647 I 9,746 42,393 92-00 93-09147-57187-03158-72 170-0 169-4 104-5 73-4 6. King-country .. .. 350 20 22,713 j 5,507 28,220 80-57 101-64113-83170-63 90-18 56-2 69-8 55-4 58-5 7. Taranaki .. .. 308 23 20,232 5,193 25,425 82-47 133-20133-55189-83182-93 195-7 198-8 105-0 67-1 8 Wanganm .. 324 58 17,246 j 5,451 22,697 69-90109-52141-63193-86 96-12 145-3 167-6 88-9 54-4 9. We mgtonWest .. 314 54 29,204 7,122 36,326 115-44 181-93 215-70 270-58 228-91 228-9 166-3 120-2 91-7 10. Wellington East .. 339 3 27,932 8,981 36,913 108-88 150-58158-75177-48158-02 138-8 138-0 104-7 77-7 Totals, North Island 3,872 59 281,550 79,955 361,505 93-35 129-21145-47 180-38 147-29 141-2 131-6 82-9 62^9~ Vo w el l°n '• •• 305 13 21 ' 835 5 ' 729 27 ' 564 9033 139-95106-17153-18121-31 1021 119-9 63-9 48-T J 2 - es * G ° as * •; ■• 348 30 36,253; 3,237 39,490 113-36 138-05109-70154-06158-56 118-3 114-2 94-6 61-6 13. Canterbury North .. 312 20 13,528 3,822 17,350 55-56 62-40 79-49111-63 94-06 90-1 79-5 47-7 37-7 14. Canterbury Central .. 406 61 14,322 5,071 19,393 47-68 93-04 89-98 77-74 77-85 87-3 81-4 46-1 52-2 15. Canterbury South .. 346 53 24,872 8,067 32,939 95-02 116-49107-50128-43 95-69 105-0 79-5 73-9 39-7 16. Otago Central .. .. 340 18 16,990 4,241 21,231 62-40 71-14 38-92 84-86 61-25 77-2 49-3 26-1 12-6 J 7 - Otago South .. .. 295 21 19,988 6,750 26,738 90-56 120-83106-59124-24 88-96 90-5 81-7 54-2 22-5 18. Southland .. 463 52 18,154 6,206 24,360 52-54 53-70 74-46 70-62 67-13 63-4 76-0 56-6 24-6 Totals, South Island 2,818 28 165,942 43,123 209,065 74-18 97-31 88-48111-19 94-96 91-4 85-4 59-6 38^5~ Totals, Dominion .. 6,691 7 447,492 123,078 570,570 85-27 115-65:121-42151-20125-19 119-9 119-9 73-2 51-7~

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Table 5. —Maintenance of Main Highways (including Bridges)— continued.

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Expenditure. Number and Name of Length Highway District. Maintained. r , Average per Mile per Annum. B ° Md - AutSiee. Total - 1932-38. 1931-32. 1930-31. 1929-30. 1928-29. Secondary System. M. oh. ! £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1. Auckland North .. 315 74 9,912 3,009 12,921 40-90 56-93 65-57 98-84 68-85 2. Auckland South .. 463 1 22,998 7,893 30,891 66-72 80-61 126-36 207-63 109-12 3. Tauranga .. .. 228 63 9,537 1,127 10,664 46-61 33-87 49-27 38-87 32-23 4. Gisborne .. .. 108 12 6,389 2,106 8,495 78-55 54-87 108-85 109-45 67-79 5. Napier ... .. 212 54 6,756 2,207 8,963 42-14 42-01 69-31 68-65 45-97 6 King-country .. I 306 60 7,051 1,433 8,484 27-66 33-97 53-84 54-09 29-17 7. Taranaki .. .. ' 129 35 8,504 2,893 11,397 88-05 106-22 142-38 129-53 87-91 8 Wanganui . 163 40 6,682 2,227 8,909 54-49 82-91 93-55 136-68 71-64 9 Wellington West .. | 143 48 ! 12,213 2,171 14,384 100-17 79-14 86-97 105-12 74-18 10. Wellington East .. '■ 126 2 4,136 1,379 5,515 43-76 69-54 90-50 104-00 80-04 : ■ Totals, North Island 2,197 69 94,178 26,445 120,623 54-88 61-44 84-66 107-70 66-20 11. Nelson .. .. 228 70 5,917 1,805 7,722 33-74 45-96 43-96 49-08 37-14 12 WestCoaat.. 162 28 ! 10,479 3,074 13,553 83-48 133-75 152-81 196-99 111-98 13. Canterbury North .. | 103 26 2,377 730 3,107 30-07 34-28 48-69 58-54 36-31 14. Canterbury Central .. 264 77 ! 10,262 3,688 13,950 i 52-65 50-08 50-40 76-58 54-05 15 Canterbury South .. 353 16 ! 10,250 3,256 13,506 ! 38-24 41-38 66-71 49-78 36-23 16. Otago Central .. : 363 29 8,063 2,642 10,705 29-46 35-55 33-99 61-19 31-95 17. Otago South .. 154 48 4,405 1,469 5,874 37-99 58-64 58-58 75-09 52-62 18. Southland .. 358 30 6,901 2,279 9,180 25-62 29-66 36-78 40-30 26-07 Totals, South Island 1,989 4 58,654 18,943 77,597 39-01 48-48 55-93 67-42 43-79 Totals, Dominion.. 4,186 73 152,832 45,388 j 198,220 47-32 55-35 71-00 88-51 55-51 Complete Highway System. 1. Auckland North .. ! 842 0 40,308 11,112 i 51,420 61-07 79-20 83-37 115-66 90-26 2 Auckland South .. ; 1,020 25 79,947 25,907 105,854 103-75 ' 145-28 175-83 214-30 182-99 3. Tauranga .. .. 665 32 34,886 5,729 40,615 61-04 70-72 80-38 90-73 74-50 4 Gisborne .. .. 363 10 25,271 9,342 34,613 95-32 117-29 163-47 189-52 124-91 5 Napier .. 673 38 39,403 11,953 51,356 76-25 75-87 121-18 146-72 120-35 6. King-country .. 657 0 29,764 6,940 36,704 55-86 70-04 85-82 115-75 61-44 7 Taranaki .. .. 437 58 i 28,736 8,086 36,822 84-12 125-24 136-04 172-85 155-92 8 Wanganui .. .. 488 18 23,928 7,678 31,606 64-74 100-96 126-70 176-13 88-53 9. Wellington West .. 458 22 41,417 9,293 50,710 110-65 149-72 179-00 224-31 185-63 10. Wellington East .. 465 5 32,068 10,360 42,428 91-23 128-62 141-56 158-96 138-38 Totals, North Island 6,070 48 375,728 106,400 482,128 79-42 104-51 124-76 155-78 119-87 11. Nelson .. .. 534 3 27,752 7,534 35,286 66-07 103-59 82-05 112-83 88-69 12. West Coast.. .. 510 58 46,732 6,311 53,043 103-86 136-68 122-37 166-76 144-87 13. Canterbury North .. 415 46 ! 15,905 4,552 20,457 49-22 55-41 72-65 99-69 81-07 14 Canterbury Central .. 67158 24,584 8,759 33,343 49-64 76-54 75-16 77-29 68-85 15. Canterbury South .. 699 69 35,122 11,323 46,445 66-35 78-70 87-96 89-58 66-32 16. Otago Central .. I 703 47 25,053 6,883 31,936 45-39 52-76 36-45 73-89 47-67 17 Otago South .. 449 69 24,393 8,219 32,612 72-49 99-46 90-82 .108-15 77-06 18. Southland .. .. 822 2 25,055 8,485 33,540 40-80 43-22 58-66 57-90 49-90 Totals, South Island 4,807 32 224,596 62,066 286,662 59-63 77-39 75-77 94-12 75-04 Totals, Dominion ! 10,878 0 600,324 168,466 768,790 70-67 92-52 103-14 128-57 100-06

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Table 6. —Tests of Stone completed during the Year ending 31st March, 1933.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (910 copies, including graphs), £250.

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a, 8 1 i ■g-g f *: Abrasion. l≤ E«J % i Localit y' -9S § §3 |S flg I I Geologioal Claesiflcation __ __ <} ________ 224 Tuapiro Quarry, Tauranga .. 156-7 0-11 5-80 6-90 19-21 12-0 Hornblende andesite 225 Ongaroto, Atiamuri .. .. 164-0 0-70 8-40 4-80 18-10 15-5 Basalt. 228 Manuherikia Falls Tunnel .. 171-0 .. .. .. 18-88 47-7 Greywacke 229 Tawa Flat Tunnel, Wellington 167-5 18-40 35-5 Greywaoke.' 230 Motuhora Quarry, Waikohu 170-0J 0-20 2-65 15-10 17-40 18-0 Greywacke. County 231 Motuhora Quarry, Waikohu 167-8 0-11 3-16 12-60 17-65 19-0 Greywacke. County 232 Motuhora Quarry, Waikohu 170-0 0-20 2-65 15-10 17-40 18-0 Greywacke. County 233 Sheldon's Quarry, Tomarata .. 149-6 1-39 4-92! 8-10 16-70 8-5 Volcanic tuff. 234 Petrie's Quarry, Whangaripo .. 170-2 0-13 4-08! 9-80 118-82 26-5 Argillite 235 Moore's, Paremata, Tolaga Bay 161-2 0-85 8-50 4-90 11-70 6-5 Polyzoal limestone. 236 Mangatainoka River, Nireaha.. .. .. 5-10 7-80 .. .. Greywacke gravel. 237 Makakahi River, Eketahuna .. 162-7 0-22 .. .. 17-32 13-5 Greywacke boulder 238 Motueka Borough Quarry, Ta- 163-3 0-59 3-78 10-60 19-53 19-5 Quartzite. kaka Hill 239 Motueka Borough Pit, Hurst- .. .. 10-47 3-80 .. .. Gravel. house Street 240 Motueka River, at bridge .. 162-4 0-44 .. .. 18-42 15-0 Granite boulder. 241 Motueka River, at bridge .. 168-4 0-58 .. .. 18-01 17-0 Greywacke boulder. 242 Motueka River, at bridge .. 164-6 0-71 .. .. 17-64 22-0 Greywacke. 243 Motueka River, at bridge .. 176-0 0-68 .. .. 18-19 19-5 Greywacke'. 244 Motueka River, at bridge .. 176-5 0-32 .. .. 18-58 38-5 Green conglomerate boulder. 245 Motueka River, at bridge .. 192-1 0-41 .. .. 18-88 17-0 Diorite boulder 246 Motueka River, at bridge 3-86 10-30 .. .. Broken boulders. 247 Kina Beach, Motueka .. .. .. 7-75 g. 10 .. .. Gravel. 248 Motueka River .. .. .. .. 6-50 5-80 .. .. Gravel! 249 Whangara Island .. .. 146-0 1-26 6-99 5-72 15-20 10-5 Glauconitic limestone, 250 Ohiro Bay, Wellington .. 167-5 .. 4-08 9-80 19-90 39-5 Greywacke. 251 Waiwetu Quarry, Wellington .. 168-0 .. 2-56 15-60 19-40 46-0 Greywacke. 252 Bayliss Quarry, Island Bay .. 168-5 .. 4-84 8-26 18-94 38-5 Greywacke 253 Branda Quarry, Wellington .. 167-5 .. 3-81 10-50 18-88 16-5 Greywacke. 254 Excelsior Quarry, Hutt Road 163-5 .. 5-89 6-80 16-95 11-5 Greywacke. 255 Horokiwi Quarry, Hutt Road.. 167-5 .. 1-90 21-00 19-42 32-0 Greywacke.